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restriction
Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of restriction check, circumscription, condition, constraint, curb, fetter, limitation, restraint, stricture Words Related to restriction exception, proviso, qualification, reservation, stipulation, strings; ban, prohibition, proscription Near Antonyms of restriction 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 of restriction circumscription, confinement, limitation, rein, stint Words Related to restriction constraint, restraint; containment, isolation, segregation
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