restricted
18
3.9
- adjective
- /rɪˈstrɪktɪd/
:
restringido
- You are not allowed to enter this building because it is restricted to authorized personnel only.
- restricted area
- restricted mobility
- restricted species
The longer you stay in that time restricted window, the more healing happens.
- The longer you stay in that time restricted window, the more healing happens.
- So I have restricted choice in certain regards.
- So actually what you're also doing is a time restricted feeding model.
- If you're a Gazan, you're the most restricted, you're under siege.
- The fabrics quite stretchy so it doesn't feel restricted at all.
- I do not feel restricted in any way.
- He says its existence is not restricted to the immediate organ of the action.
- In this world of restricted choice and freedom, it's the poorest who lose out.
- Those hotels didn't have restricted Internet and I never got to enjoy that.
Examples
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Now, we didn't know that this was a restricted area.
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For the time being, foreign merchants are restricted to the southern port of Canton.
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Or why should it be restricted to this set of values?
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And according to his sister, he was restricted from talking about it.
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And he said, Sir, this is this is a restricted military base.
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Are you aware that you are in a restricted area?
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This is a restricted area!
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You are in a restricted area.
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You are entering a restricted area.
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He was in a restricted area.
Synonyms
399
5.4
Only for one person, group, or purpose and not shared
393
2.5
Available only in small amounts or to a few people
181
2.6
Limited in range or what it covers, often about ideas
102
4.6
Not allowed to enter, use, or talk about
1
8.2
Available only to a very small group of invited people
Kept within limits by careful management
Limited so only certain users with approval can access or use it
Antonyms
How Restricted
- Formal
55
4.2
- Formal
1
7.4
205
5.3
18
3.9
393
2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word restricted comes from the parts re- 'back' and an old root meaning 'to bind', the same idea you see in strict. So to restrict something is to hold it back or keep it tight, which is why restricted means limited access or amount.