Synonyms for Restrictive:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • restrictive.
  •clannish (adjective)
  • related,
  • close,
  • like,
  • unfriendly,
  • unreceptive,
  • sectarian,
  • associative,
  • cliquish,
  • akin,
  • alike.
  •conditional (adjective)
  • modified,
  • reliant,
  • qualified,
  • inconclusive,
  • tentative,
  • uncertain,
  • provisory,
  • Codicillary,
  • granted on certain terms,
  • fortuitous,
  • incidental,
  • with reservations,
  • relying on,
  • iffy,
  • guarded,
  • obscure,
  • depending on,
  • relative,
  • with grain of salt,
  • provisional,
  • with strings attached,
  • subject to,
  • not absolute.
  •exclusive (adjective)
  • confined,
  • single,
  • aloof,
  • licensed,
  • total,
  • complete,
  • selfish,
  • privileged,
  • unique,
  • undivided,
  • only,
  • fashionable,
  • full,
  • entire,
  • aristocratic,
  • discriminative,
  • chic,
  • independent,
  • peculiar,
  • upper crust,
  • segregated,
  • country club,
  • sole,
  • choice,
  • particular,
  • absolute,
  • posh,
  • chosen,
  • preferential,
  • classy,
  • elegant,
  • ritzy,
  • circumscribed,
  • whole.
  •fashionable (adjective)
  • proprietary.
  •opposed (adjective)
  • opposing,
  • Against.
  •opposed/opposing (adjective)
  • counter,
  • conflicting,
  • defensive,
  • disputed,
  • protesting,
  • incompatible,
  • hostile,
  • facing,
  • averse,
  • antonymous,
  • Battling,
  • enemy,
  • Denying,
  • defending,
  • clashing,
  • opposite,
  • Controverting,
  • warring,
  • antithetical,
  • rival,
  • antipathetic,
  • disagreeing,
  • Exposing,
  • Combating,
  • crossing,
  • repelling,
  • Disputing,
  • confronting,
  • allergic,
  • irreconcilable,
  • Objecting,
  • inimical,
  • Gainsaying.
  •oppositional (adjective)
  • adverse,
  • adversarial.
  •restraining (adjective)
  • coercive,
  • Prohibiting,
  • governing,
  • withholding.
  •withholding (adjective)
  • Deterring,
  • curbing.

• n.

  •
  • limited,
  • finite,
  • under control,
  • within limits,
  • specific.
  •
  • compound,
  • Frequentative,
  • deictic,
  • declarative,
  • grammatical,
  • feminine,
  • inflected,
  • complex.
  •regulating (noun)
  • regulating.

• v.

  •controlling (verb)
  • Restraining.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • exclusively,
  • restricted,
  • ineligible,
  • henpecked,
  • powerless,
  • phrase,
  • regimented,
  • enforced.
  •
  • narrowly,
  • reserved,
  • institutionalized.
  •
  • controlled,
  • dependent,
  • contingent.
  •
  • seasonal.
  •
  • closed,
  • private.
  •
  • little,
  • small.
  •
  • tight.
  •
  • weak.
  •Other relevant words:
  • efficient,
  • rigorous,
  • define,
  • sneaking,
  • dam,
  • conservative,
  • stingy,
  • harsh,
  • damp,
  • severely,
  • concealed,
  • cut short,
  • dictatorial,
  • upper-class,
  • abate,
  • personal,
  • Coactive,
  • competent,
  • strict,
  • autocratic,
  • Hampering,
  • enclose,
  • rigid,
  • severe,
  • inflexible,
  • compulsory,
  • obligatorily,
  • hidebound,
  • arrest,
  • forbidding,
  • stern,
  • uncompromising,
  • stringently,
  • definite,
  • cramped,
  • stylish,
  • capable,
  • decrease,
  • drastic,
  • dispose,
  • inaccessible,
  • rigidly,
  • provisionally,
  • secret,
  • preventative,
  • terminate,
  • restrictively,
  • necessary,
  • imperious,
  • astringent,
  • prohibitory,
  • Astringently,
  • didactic,
  • imperative,
  • oppositional,
  • compulsorily,
  • Warningly,
  • unyielding,
  • prohibitively,
  • uncertainly,
  • block,
  • discouraging,
  • binding,
  • tough,
  • costive,
  • hidden,
  • meagre,
  • conditionally,
  • conclusive,
  • austere,
  • antagonistic,
  • trendy,
  • secluded,
  • Bindingly,
  • obligatory,
  • curt,
  • Preventing,
  • draconian,
  • non-public,
  • diminish,
  • determine,
  • overbearing,
  • impeding,
  • decisive,
  • special,
  • Proscriptive,
  • stringent,
  • demarcate,
  • halt,
  • dogmatic,
  • stiff,
  • eligible,
  • authoritarian.

Paraphrases for Restrictive:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    constraining.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    constraining.

• Forward Entailment

  • Adjective
    strict, stricter.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    trade-restrictive.
  • Proper noun, singular
    restrictiveness.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    stringent, repressive, coercive, limitative, binding, rigorous, onerous, Exclusionary, burdensome, anti-competitive, tough, exclusive, compelling, mandatory, harsh, compulsory, selective, restricted, exhaustive, aggressive, oppressive, unrestricted, enforceable, simplistic, prohibitive, obligatory, cumbersome, narrow-minded, cramped, imperative, exacting.
  • Proper noun, singular
    understandings, settlements, accords, Les, restriction, restricted.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    restriction.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    reductionist, prescriptive, narrow, tight, restrained, severe, rigid, circumscribed.

Antonyms for Restrictive:

• adj.

  • all
    unrestrictive.
  • Other antonyms:
    nonrestrictive, unprotective, emancipative.