restricted

[ri-strik-tid] / rɪˈstrɪk tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

limited

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barred blocked closed confined controlled defined deprived prescribed reduced restrained secured shortened tethered

STRONG

bound bounded bridled chained checked clogged cramped curbed decreased deterred diminished encircled fastened fettered foiled frustrated governed hampered hitched impeded inhibited manacled moderated modified narrowed obstructed prevented repressed stayed stopped suppressed surrounded tempered

WEAK

held-back reined in small

Antonyms

STRONG

free unbounded

Example Sentences

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But the risks are too great, and as a result of the strikes, civilian movement on two key roads linking the occupied regions to Russia has too been restricted.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Because the atoms are effectively indistinguishable, the range of quantum states that can be produced is restricted.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

To incentivize execution on key initiatives, the company has granted the founder two batches of performance-based restricted shares so far in 2026.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

None of that has stopped traders in the U.S. and other restricted regions from using virtual private networks to access the platform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The uses of these telegraphic, clumsy, ambiguous early scripts were as restricted as the number of their users.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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