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restriction

restriction

340 3.0
A rule or action that limits what you can do
  • noun
  • /rɪˈstrɪkʃən/
: restricción
  • Military readiness requires restrictions on activities or characteristics that interfere with fitness.
  • impose restrictions
  • remove restrictions
  • place restrictions

Doesn't that seem like a real restriction of the divine power?

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Examples

  • So I'm, I'm not sure further restrictions would, would really help us.

  • So check your local restrictions or laws around these things.

  • So a lot of the restrictions come with marriage.

  • Though it's legal in most states, federal restrictions remain in place.

  • The country is facing further restrictions because test and trace failed.

  • Standard ops in the morning, normal morning restrictions in New York.

  • Oh, if she has way too many dietary restrictions, I'm out.

  • That's before any import tariffs or restrictions are included.

  • The new restriction on travel has made it difficult for many families to visit loved ones.

  • There are strict restrictions on what can be brought into the country for safety reasons.

Synonyms

bar
vsrestriction
  • Formal
335 6.1

An official rule that prevents someone from doing something

allows both partial limits and controls not only full bans
constraint
vsrestriction
86 4.6

A rule or condition that limits what you can do

limits what can be done in general rather than just methods
limitation
vsrestriction
63 3.5

A rule that controls how much or how many of something there can be

applies to limits on actions or choices rather than amounts
restraint
vsrestriction
44 3.9

A rule or measure that limits what people can do

focuses on limiting actions generally rather than physical freedom
stricture
vsrestriction
8 7.7

A rule that limits what people can do

is a general limiting rule or situation not necessarily formal

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

The right to act, speak, or think as you want without being stopped

∞ 1.0

Official approval that lets you do something

Compounds

4 4.2

An official limit on people moving between places for safety or health reasons

restriction enzyme
  • Specialized
1 5.8

An enzyme that cuts DNA at specific short sequences used in research with genes

5.8

An enzyme that cuts DNA at a specific sequence to make small pieces

restriction fragment
  • Specialized
7.6

A small piece of DNA made by cutting a DNA strand with a special enzyme

restriction nuclease
  • Specialized
7.2

A protein that cuts DNA at certain places

restriction site
  • Specialized
7.2

A short part of DNA where a special enzyme cuts it

How Restrictive

prohibition
  • Formal
48 4.4
restriction
340 3.0
constraint
86 4.6
limitation
63 3.5

Surface Forms

restriction singular
restrictions plural

Morphology

restriction = restrict (transparent) = restrict + ion

Built from the verb 'restrict' with the nominalizing suffix '-ion', a standard and productive formation that denotes the action or state.

Etymology

Restriction comes from the Latin parts re- meaning 'back' and stringere meaning 'to bind' or 'to tighten', the same root you can see in the English word string. So a restriction is something that 'binds' or holds actions back, limiting what you can do.