Synonyms of restricts

restricts

verb

present tense third-person singular of restrict

as in limits

to set bounds or an upper limit for

will restrict access to the laboratory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limits
• tightens
• confines
• hinders
• circumscribes
• impedes
• caps
• obstructs
• suppresses
• narrows
• hampers
• blocks
• constricts
• holds down
• modifies
• lessens
• represses
• squeezes
• bars
• numbers
• contracts
• pinches
• qualifies
• quells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exceeds
• expands
• widens
• broadens
• overreaches
• overextends

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of restricts

The ban, which went into effect on Thursday, restricts ads and paid marketing messages from ByteDance, along with third-party ads that link to TikTok. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

During a Unified Government Board of Commissioners meeting on Thursday, commissioners voted to withdraw from parts of the Kansas Sports Facility Authority legislation over concerns that the law restricts local government powers. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

State law restricts how money can be spent, limiting its uses to tourism marketing and to facilities and programming that attract more tourism. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Even when sharing online, 36 percent of this generation restricts online access to their collections to private circles. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Federal law restricts the sale of raw milk across state lines, but states can decide how it can be sold within their boundaries. — Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2026

Bridgers’ tour restricts phones, so the reader’s account had to stand in for the clandestine photo that might otherwise have accompanied the sighting. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Slouching over with rounded shoulders restricts your rib cage, which leaves less room for your diaphragm and lungs to expand. — Jenessa Connor, HEALTH, 5 Oct. 2026

The notice cited the campus’ time, place and manner policy which restricts when, where and how students can hold protests and stated that sanctions up to expulsion may be imposed if the student is found responsible. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026