restriction - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

Synonyms

• limitation
• restriction

More generic

• regulating
• regulation

More specific

• arms control
• clampdown
• freeze
• hold-down
• load-shedding

Noun

the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

Synonyms

• confinement
• restriction

More generic

• restraint

More specific

• circumscription
• classification
• constraint
• specification
• stipulation

Noun

a principle that limits the extent of something

Synonyms

• limitation
• restriction

More generic

• regulation
• rule

More specific

• narrowness
• quantification
• restraint

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