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restriction

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of restriction

1 something that limits oneʼs 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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