What is another word for restriction?
Pronunciation:
[ ɹɪstɹˈɪkʃən], [ ɹɪstɹˈɪkʃən], [ ɹ_ɪ_s_t_ɹ_ˈɪ_k_ʃ_ə_n]
Synonyms for Restriction:
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n.
• act • ban- a thou shalt not ,
- a thou shalt nots ,
- a thou-shalt-nots ,
- donts ,
- in junction ,
- in junctions ,
- in-junction ,
- in-junctions ,
- no no ,
- no no's ,
- no nos ,
- nono ,
- nono's ,
- nonos ,
- off limit ,
- out bound ,
- out bounds ,
- out of bound ,
- re striction ,
- re strictions ,
- re-striction ,
- re-strictions .
- blue pencils ,
- bowdlerizations ,
- hush ups ,
- infringing on right ,
- infringing right ,
- infringing rights ,
- iron curtains ,
- thought controls .
- nutritional therapies ,
- weight reduction plan ,
- weight reduction plans ,
- weight-reduction plans ,
- weightreduction plan ,
- weightreduction plans .
- out lawing ,
- out lawings ,
- out-lawing ,
- out-lawings ,
- outlawings ,
- pro scribing ,
- pro-scribing ,
- proscribings .
- bafflement ,
- block ,
- blockage ,
- bottleneck ,
- brake ,
- bung ,
- burden ,
- catch ,
- choke ,
- clog ,
- complication ,
- congestion ,
- constraint ,
- crimp ,
- dam ,
- damper ,
- delay ,
- deterrent ,
- disadvantage ,
- drag ,
- drawback ,
- entanglement ,
- entrapment ,
- frustration ,
- hurdle ,
- impasse ,
- impedance ,
- interruption ,
- jam ,
- mire ,
- obstruction ,
- opposition ,
- plug ,
- resistance ,
- restraint ,
- snag ,
- snarl ,
- stay ,
- stop ,
- stoppage ,
- tangle .
- de lay ,
- de lays ,
- de-lay ,
- de-lays ,
- dead weights ,
- dis advantage ,
- dis advantages ,
- dis-advantage ,
- dis-advantages ,
- retardments .
- acme ,
- apex ,
- border ,
- boundary ,
- bounds ,
- brink ,
- confines ,
- cutoff ,
- deadline ,
- edge ,
- end ,
- extremity ,
- fringe ,
- maximum ,
- rim ,
- stricture ,
- terminus ,
- zenith .
- bar ,
- curtailment ,
- denial ,
- disapproval ,
- forbiddance ,
- injunction ,
- preclusion ,
- prevention ,
- rejection ,
- suppression .
- be speaking ,
- be speakings ,
- be-speaking ,
- be-speakings ,
- bespeakings ,
- exclusive possessions ,
- grain salt ,
- pro vision ,
- pro-vision ,
- retainings ,
- retainments ,
- setting asides ,
- with holding ,
- with holdings ,
- with-holding ,
- with-holdings .
Other synonyms:
- age limit ,
- ambit ,
- bound ,
- caveat ,
- circumscription ,
- compass ,
- countermeasures ,
- crackdown ,
- fetters ,
- gamut ,
- horizon ,
- narrowness ,
- parameter ,
- reservation ,
- stint ,
- straightjacket ,
- straitjacket ,
- stranglehold .
- freeze .
- abbreviation ,
- band ,
- cap ,
- chain ,
- containment ,
- cramp ,
- curb ,
- demarcation ,
- floor ,
- margin ,
- moderation ,
- qualification ,
- regulation ,
- rider ,
- span ,
- squeeze ,
- string ,
- threshold ,
- wall ,
- yoke .
Other relevant words:
• censoring
• constraint
• noun
- Arrestation ,
- Arrestment ,
- Bilboes ,
- Caging ,
- Clogging ,
- Cramping ,
- Debarring ,
- Fudging ,
- Hampering ,
- Holdback ,
- Hooker ,
- Impedition ,
- Incapaciousness ,
- Index Expurgatorius ,
- Interclusion ,
- Nonadmission ,
- Oppilation ,
- Restraining ,
- Retardment ,
- Strait-jacket ,
- Straitness ,
- adjudicate ,
- anathema ,
- appoint ,
- arrest ,
- ascertain ,
- avoidance ,
- ball and chain ,
- barricade ,
- barring ,
- blocking ,
- bonds ,
- boycott ,
- bracelets ,
- breastwork ,
- bulwark ,
- capable ,
- cessation ,
- cession ,
- childbed ,
- circumscribe ,
- clamp down ,
- clampdown ,
- classification ,
- clause ,
- closeness ,
- closing up ,
- closure ,
- coarctation ,
- coercion ,
- coloring ,
- command ,
- competent ,
- concession ,
- conditional ,
- confine ,
- consideration ,
- constrain ,
- continence ,
- contingency ,
- contraction ,
- crowdedness ,
- cuffs ,
- curfew ,
- curtail ,
- custody ,
- cut back ,
- debarment ,
- decide ,
- define ,
- definite ,
- definitive ,
- delimitation ,
- demand ,
- describe ,
- deter ,
- determine ,
- dictate ,
- diet ,
- differentia ,
- direction ,
- disability ,
- disable ,
- disallow ,
- discount ,
- dodging ,
- efficient ,
- eligible ,
- embargo ,
- embarrassment ,
- embolism ,
- embolus ,
- enjoin ,
- enjoin from ,
- escape clause ,
- estoppel ,
- evasion ,
- exception ,
- excess baggage ,
- exclude ,
- exclusion ,
- exclusive ,
- exemption ,
- extent ,
- extenuating circumstances ,
- fetter ,
- fine print ,
- finite ,
- fixation ,
- foot-dragging ,
- forbid ,
- forbidden fruit ,
- glitch ,
- government ,
- grain of salt ,
- grant ,
- gyves ,
- hair ,
- hairbreadth ,
- hairsbreadth ,
- handcuffs ,
- hang-up ,
- hedge ,
- hedging ,
- hesitancy ,
- hesitation ,
- hindering ,
- hitch ,
- hold up ,
- holdup ,
- impoundment ,
- inadmissibility ,
- incommodiousness ,
- infarct ,
- inhibit ,
- interception ,
- interdict ,
- interdiction ,
- interference ,
- labor ,
- labour ,
- let ,
- limit to ,
- limited ,
- limiting ,
- limits ,
- lock ,
- lockout ,
- lockup ,
- lying-in ,
- manacles ,
- marginalization ,
- mental reservation ,
- modification ,
- monopoly ,
- narrow gauge ,
- narrowing ,
- nearness ,
- negativism ,
- no-no ,
- nuisance value ,
- obstructionism ,
- occlusion ,
- omission ,
- pale ,
- parapet ,
- parochial ,
- parturiency ,
- penning ,
- pinions ,
- prerequisite ,
- prescription ,
- proficient ,
- prohibit ,
- prohibitive ,
- proscription ,
- protection ,
- provision ,
- provisional ,
- proviso ,
- qualified ,
- qualify ,
- quantification ,
- rampart ,
- reduce ,
- reduced ,
- rein ,
- relegation ,
- repression ,
- repressive ,
- repudiation ,
- requirement ,
- reserve ,
- resolve ,
- restrain ,
- restrict ,
- restricted ,
- restricting ,
- restrictions ,
- restrictive ,
- retardation ,
- rule ,
- salvo ,
- saving clause ,
- setback ,
- shackles ,
- shorten ,
- signify ,
- sine qua non ,
- slenderness ,
- small difficulty ,
- special case ,
- specialness ,
- specification ,
- specify ,
- strictness ,
- strings attached ,
- stumbling block ,
- subjection ,
- taboo ,
- tabu ,
- term ,
- tight squeeze ,
- tightness ,
- trammels ,
- travail ,
- uncertain ,
- unconfirmed ,
- veto ,
- waiver .
- DONT ,
- Dietaries ,
- Disallowance ,
- Disincentives ,
- Emboli ,
- Halteres ,
- Infarctions ,
- Retainment ,
- a thou-shalt-not ,
- ban ,
- bannings ,
- barrier ,
- blank wall ,
- blockade ,
- blue pencil ,
- bowdlerization ,
- chokings ,
- constipation ,
- constipations ,
- constriction ,
- control ,
- dead weight ,
- dietary ,
- disincentive ,
- don't ,
- don'ts ,
- encirclement ,
- encumbrance ,
- exclusive possession ,
- forbidding ,
- forbiddings ,
- halter ,
- halters ,
- handicap ,
- hangup ,
- hindrance ,
- immobilization ,
- impediment ,
- infarction ,
- infarcts ,
- infringing on rights ,
- inhibition ,
- iron curtain ,
- limit ,
- limitation ,
- millstone ,
- no-no's ,
- no-nos ,
- nutritional therapy ,
- obstacle ,
- obstacles ,
- off limits ,
- paneling ,
- panelings ,
- pre-conditions ,
- pre-requisite ,
- pre-requisites ,
- precinct ,
- prerequisites ,
- preventives ,
- prohibition ,
- provisions ,
- psychological baggage ,
- realms ,
- refusal ,
- religious convention ,
- restrainer ,
- restrainers ,
- road block ,
- setting aside ,
- shooting pain ,
- siege ,
- sieges ,
- social convention ,
- social conventions ,
- stenosis ,
- string attached ,
- thou-shalt-not ,
- thought control ,
- weight-reduction plan ,
- withholdings .
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How to use "Restriction" in context?
Restriction is the act of limiting or restricting something. It can refer to physical, intellectual, or social limitations. Physical restrictions may include limitations on movement, or ability to breathe. Intellectual restrictions may include limitations on knowledge or ability to think. Social restrictions may include limitations on social interactions or opportunities.
Restrictions can be helpful or harmful. They can help us to stay safe, or they can keep us from achieving our goals. Restrictions can be imposed by other people, or they can be imposed by our own bodies. They can be helpful or harmful, positive or negative, voluntary or involuntary.
Paraphrases for Restriction:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
constraint, limitation, limitations, constraints.
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Noun, singular or mass
constraint, limitation, limitations.
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Proper noun, singular
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Forward Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
restraint, restraints.
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Noun, singular or mass
restraint.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
limiting, prohibition, restricted, restricting, restrictive, restrictiveness, prohibitions.
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Noun, singular or mass
abridgement, avoidance, barrier, blockage, clampdown, compulsion, condition, constraining, crunch, cut, deprivation, deregulation, derogation, distinction, encroachment, enrolment, exception, exclusion, exemption, hindrance, impairment, impediment, infringement, interference, mitigation, narrowing, obstacle, obstruction, prohibition, proscription, provision, proviso, qualification, reductant, registration, requirement, reservation, restricting, restrictive, restrictiveness, retrenchment, shortcoming, squeeze, stringency, tightening, Curtailing, backpressure, Back-pressure.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
decrease, limit, suppression.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Restriction:
n.
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act
regulating, regulation, restraint.
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act
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