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re·stricted (ri striktid)

adjective

limited; confined; specif.,
  1. ☆ limited to authorized personnel: said of documents, data, etc.
  2. ☆ excluding a certain group or groups; esp., limited to white gentiles

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restricted

modif.

limited, confined, restrained, circumscribed, curbed, bound, prescribed, checked, bounded, inhibited, hampered, marked, defined, delimited, encircled, surrounded, shut in, hitched, tethered, chained, fastened, secured, bridled, held in, held back, held down, reined in, controlled, governed, deterred, impeded, stayed, stopped, suppressed, repressed, prevented, trammeled, fettered, deprived, blocked, barred, obstructed, dammed, clogged, manacled, frustrated, embarrassed, baffled, foiled, shrunken, narrowed, straitened, cramped, shortened, decreased, diminished, reduced, moderated, tempered, modified, qualified, out of bounds, off-limits; see also bound 1, 2.


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restricted Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • byway: We do not have any byways or restricted byways recorded on the Definitive Map.

Modifying Another Word

  • severely: Access is severely restricted ( mid July to mid Aug less severe ).

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Movement becomes restricted where bone replaces the elastic tissue of ligaments or tendons.
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