| Main Entry: |
restrict |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
confine, limit situation or ability to participate |
Synonyms: |
bind, bottle up, bound,
chain,
check, circumscribe, come down on, constrict,
contain,
contract, cool down, cramp,
curb,
decrease, define, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, demark,
diminish, encircle, enclose, hamper,
handicap, hang up, hem in,
hold back, hold down,
impede, inclose,
inhibit, keep within bounds, keep within limits,
moderate,
modify,
narrow, pin down, prelimit, put away, put on ice,
qualify,
reduce,
regulate, restrain, send up, shorten,
shrink, shut in, surround,
temper, tether,
tie
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Antonyms: |
enlarge, expand, free, let go, release
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