RESTRICTIONS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

restrictions

noun

plural of restriction

as in constraints

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

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as in limitations

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

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Recent Examples of restrictions Reductions to international student visas and the Big Beautiful Bill’s restrictions on federal student loans also serve to cost universities money. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Several neighboring cities have also eased restrictions. —

Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026 There is little evidence that noncitizen voting occurs at any scale that would justify sweeping new federal restrictions. —

Katherine “kitty” Donovan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026 China controls the majority of the world’s supply, and Beijing’s brief export restrictions last year on the minerals — critical for the defense and energy sectors — sent shudders through US industry. —

Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026 The crisis could also open up more opportunity for that sector, which faces restrictions on certain green tech exports to countries including the US, Canada, and those in the European Union. —

Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026 The servers are impressively knowledgeable about the in's and out's of what's in everything on the menu—and are more than happy to steer you in the right direction to accommodate any and all dietary restrictions. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026 Sacramento residents could own more dogs, with some restrictions, under a new ordinance. —

Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Pittsburgh Regional Transit Officials are urging people attending the draft and going to Pittsburgh to use public transit with major road closures and traffic restrictions that will be in place throughout the three-day event. —

Mike Darnay, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

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The interest highlights a broader global scramble for copper, one in which supply constraints are colliding with soaring demand from electric vehicles and power grids.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
By the 1980s, Agüero was among the many filmmakers working in Chile’s growing advertising industry, struggling with the practical constraints of moviemaking under the Pinochet dictatorship while also trying to find his cinematic voice.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026