restricted

adjective

re·​strict·​ed ri-ˈstrik-təd 

: subject or subjected to restriction: such as

a

: not general : limited

The decision had a restricted effect.

A restricted number of students are allowed in the class.

b

: available to the use of particular groups or specifically excluding others

a restricted country club

restricted beach access

c

: not intended for general circulation or release

a restricted document

restricted information

restrictedly adverb

Synonyms of restricted

• limited
• finite
• defined

Examples of restricted in a Sentence

He is on a severely restricted diet.

You have entered a restricted area.

Recent Examples on the Web

Schmid, who was a restricted free agent, was the final player the Panthers had signed who did not have a salary attached to his contract. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

To evaluate the models' maximum cybersecurity capabilities, OpenAI intentionally relaxed many of the guardrails normally present in production deployments while operating the systems inside a tightly restricted research environment. — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

The models—one of which OpenAI said was not yet released to the public—exploited a previously unknown vulnerability to slip out of the restricted digital environment in which they were being tested. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Information about what to sell, and to whom, was passed down within a restricted group of fellow residents and a few others. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1550, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for restricted

• addicted
• afflicted
• conflicted
• constricted
• convicted
• depicted
• evicted
• inflicted
• predicted
• contradicted
• interdicted
• unrestricted

Kids Definition

restricted

adjective

re·​strict·​ed

: being or placed under limits or restrictions

a restricted outlook

a restricted area

Legal Definition

restricted

adjective

re·​strict·​ed

: subject or subjected to restriction

a restricted area

restricted use