Definition for Restriction:

• The act of restricting, or state of being restricted; confinement within limits or bounds.

Synonyms for Restriction:

• n.

  •
  • range.
  •
  • limited,
  • marginalization.
  •
  • check,
  • trammel.
  •act (noun)
  • confinement.
  •control (noun)
  • subjection.
  •hindrance (noun)
  • complication,
  • interruption,
  • hurdle,
  • catch,
  • jam,
  • crimp,
  • dam,
  • snag,
  • damper,
  • snarl,
  • delay,
  • plug,
  • choke,
  • impedance,
  • resistance,
  • disadvantage,
  • bung,
  • brake,
  • blockage,
  • bottleneck,
  • entanglement,
  • clog,
  • mire,
  • stop,
  • bafflement,
  • frustration,
  • deterrent,
  • restraint,
  • congestion,
  • impasse,
  • burden,
  • constraint,
  • block,
  • tangle,
  • stay,
  • opposition,
  • stoppage,
  • drawback,
  • drag,
  • entrapment.
  •limit (noun)
  • bounds,
  • brink,
  • border,
  • excess baggage,
  • edge,
  • zenith,
  • apex,
  • contraction,
  • fringe,
  • fine print,
  • maximum,
  • small difficulty,
  • acme,
  • extremity,
  • cutoff,
  • boundary,
  • rim,
  • end,
  • glitch,
  • stumbling block,
  • terminus,
  • hang-up,
  • stricture,
  • lock,
  • confines,
  • rule,
  • ball and chain,
  • custody,
  • deadline,
  • limits.
  •prohibition (noun)
  • curtailment,
  • suppression,
  • rejection,
  • forbiddance,
  • prevention,
  • denial,
  • disapproval,
  • preclusion,
  • bar,
  • injunction.
  •restraint (noun)
  • Detainment,
  • bridle,
  • bondage,
  • tether,
  • leash,
  • detention,
  • shackle,
  • collar.
  •secrecy (noun)
  • stealth,
  • Covertness,
  • confidentiality,
  • secrecy.

Paraphrases for Restriction:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    limitation, limitations, constraint, constraints.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    limitation, limitations, constraint.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    restraint, restraints.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    restraint.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    restricting, restrictiveness, restricted, restrictive, limiting, prohibition, prohibitions.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    restricting, derogation, cut, restrictiveness, requirement, hindrance, retrenchment, reservation, tightening, narrowing, impediment, qualification, clampdown, obstruction, proscription, abridgement, interference, impairment, Curtailing, infringement, restrictive, encroachment, proviso, exclusion, deprivation, Back-pressure, reductant, barrier, squeeze, exception, obstacle, constraining, registration, avoidance, exemption, enrolment, prohibition, stringency, deregulation, blockage, provision, distinction, mitigation, backpressure, compulsion, shortcoming, condition, crunch.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    limit, limits.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    suppression, decrease, limit.

Antonyms for Restriction:

• n.

  • limit
    help, freedom, liberation, advantage, allowance, enlargement, permission, release, expansion.
  • Other antonyms:
    way, entrance, admittance, transit, road, passage, thoroughfare, opening.

Hypernym for Restriction:

• n.

  • act
    circumscription, hold-down, stipulation, constraint, specification, clampdown, classification, load-shedding, arms control, freeze.

Hyponym for Restriction:

• n.

  • act
    regulating, regulation, restraint.