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restriction

restriction

340 3.0
A rule or action that limits what you can do
  • noun
  • /rɪˈstrɪkʃən/
translation icon : 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.