Synonyms of restricting

restricting

verb

present participle of restrict

as in limiting

to set bounds or an upper limit for

will restrict access to the laboratory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limiting
• tightening
• confining
• capping
• blocking
• holding down
• hindering
• impeding
• circumscribing
• suppressing
• obstructing
• hampering
• narrowing
• modifying
• barring
• lessening
• contracting
• squeezing
• constricting
• pinching
• repressing
• numbering
• qualifying
• quelling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exceeding
• expanding
• widening
• broadening
• overextending
• overreaching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of restricting

While much of the AI safety debate has centered on losing control of AI, Altman said restricting access to AI too severely in the name of safety could be harmful too. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

The government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who faces a national election next year, responded with emergency measures aimed at restricting evictions, curbing property speculation and giving renters indefinite leases, among other measures. — Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

Students sitting with arms linked at the elbows could only see in shards through a picket of shin guards, restricting their view of the area where classmates and roommates were dragged one by one and zip-tied face down on the spring grass. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Samuel Trachtman, a political scientist with the UC Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative, argues that despite recent legislative progress on the housing crisis, state policies are restricting growth and making California more unaffordable. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times, the report says, and choked her, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Technical access controls restricting immigration and reproductive-health searches. — Henry F. Fradella, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

For households, the AdGuard Family Plan also includes parental controls for restricting access to inappropriate and adult content. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Iran has severely disrupted the strait during the conflict, restricting oil and gas exports out of the Persian Gulf. — Garrett Downs,azhar Sukri, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026