restriction

restriction

noun

Definition of RESTRICTION

1

something that limits one's freedom of action or choice <the logging company decided to relocate to another state where there would be fewer restrictions on its operations>

Synonyms check, circumscription, condition, constraint, curb, fetter, limitation, restraint, stricture

Related Words exception, proviso, qualification, reservation, stipulation, strings; ban, prohibition, proscription

Near Antonyms freedom, latitude

2

the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries <the restriction of surfing to the southern end of the beach rankled some surfers>

Synonyms circumscription, confinement, limitation, rein, stint

Related Words constraint, restraint; containment, isolation, segregation