Restriction Synonyms and Antonyms

rĭ-strĭkshən
The act of limiting or condition of being limited
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. circumscription
  2. confinement
  3. constraint
  4. limitation
  5. restraint
Something that limits or restricts
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. limitation
  2. constraint
  3. restraint
  4. check
  5. confinement
  6. circumscription
  7. limit
  8. cramp
  9. curb
  10. stipulation
  11. ban
  12. condition
  13. regulation
  14. inhibition
  15. stricture
  16. trammel
  17. repression
  18. rule
Antonyms:
  1. release
  2. expansion
  3. enlargement
  4. freedom
The act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. confinement

Words Related to Restriction

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. limited
  2. prohibition
  3. restricted
  4. restictions

Restriction Sentence Examples

  • Even this restriction was removed in 1862.

  • The prevalence of sunlight led to a restriction of the windows and exaggeration of wall space.

  • In legislative matters its powers are identical with those of the House of Representatives, with the single restriction that bills for raising revenue must originate in the popular assembly.

  • Until the year 1840 the fellows were bound to celibacy, but that restriction was then removed.

  • Stoney, the restriction is often, perhaps usually, violated in the microscope.

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