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| Main Entry: | restricted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | limited |
| Synonyms: | bound, bounded, closed, confined, cramped, fastened, frustrated, governed, inhibited, modified, prescribed, prevented, reduced, restrained, small, stopped, surrounded, barred, blocked, bridled, chained, checked, clogged, controlled, curbed, decreased, defined, deprived, deterred, diminished, encircled, encircled, fettered, foiled, hampered, held back, hitched, impeded, manacled, moderated, narrowed, obstructed, reined in, repressed, secured, shortened, stayed, suppressed, tempered, tethered |
| 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, cramp, curb, decrease, define, demarcate, diminish, encircle, enclose, hamper, handicap, hold back, impede, inhibit, moderate, modify, narrow, put away, qualify, reduce, regulate, restrain, shorten, shrink, surround, temper, tether, tie, cool down, delimit, delimitate, demark, hang up, hem in, hold down, inclose, keep within bounds, keep within limits, pin down, prelimit, put on ice, send up, shut in |
| Antonyms: | enlarge, expand, free, release, let go |
| Main Entry: | bounded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | limited, confined |
| Synonyms: | contiguous, definite, enclosed, finite, fringed, restricted, surrounded, belted, bordered, boundaried, circumscribed, compassed, defined, delimited, determinate, edged, encircled, encompassed, enveloped, fenced, flanked, girdled, hedged, hog-tied, limitary, rimmed, ringed, walled |
| Antonyms: | free, loose, unlimited, unbounded, unconfined |
| Main Entry: | classified |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | top-secret |
| Synonyms: | confidential, private, restricted, secret |
| Main Entry: | cloistered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secluded |
| Synonyms: | confined, hidden, recluse, reclusive, restricted, sheltered, withdrawn, cloistral, hermitic, insulated, secluse, seclusive, sequestered, shielded, shut off |
| Antonyms: | free, open, unsecluded |
| Main Entry: | comparative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | approximate, close to |
| Synonyms: | analogous, approaching, comparable, conditional, connected, contingent, corresponding, equivalent, like, matching, metaphorical, near, parallel, provisional, qualified, related, relative, restricted, similar, allusive, by comparison, contrastive, correlative, in proportion, not absolute, not positive, rivaling, vying, with reservation |
| Notes: | positive is the ordinary form of a word, with comparative conveying the sense of greater intensity of the adjective and superlative reflecting the greatest intensity of the adjective |
| Antonyms: | unequal, unlike |
| Main Entry: | conditional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dependent |
| Synonyms: | contingent, depending on, fortuitous, guarded, iffy*, incidental, inconclusive, limited, modified, obscure, provisional, qualified, relative, restricted, restrictive, subject to, tentative, uncertain, codicillary, granted on certain terms, not absolute, provisory, reliant, relying on, with grain of salt, with reservations, with strings attached |
| Antonyms: | independent, unconditional, unlimited, unqualified, unrestricted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confined |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | limited, enclosed |
| Synonyms: | bedridden, bound, cramp, cramped, held, imprisoned, indisposed, jailed, restrained, restricted, sick, bedfast, bottled up, chilled, circumscribed, compassed, cooped up, detained, flattened out, grounded, hampered, hog-tied, iced, immured, in chains, in jail, incarcerated, incommodious, invalided, laid up, locked up, on ice, pent, sealed up, shut in |
| Antonyms: | free, unlimited, liberated |
| Main Entry: | cramped |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | congested, overcrowded |
| Synonyms: | awkward, close, confined, crowded, illegible, indecipherable, irregular, little, minute, narrow, packed, restricted, small, tight, tiny, uncomfortable, circumscribed, closed in, crabbed, hemmed in, incommodious, jammed in, pent, squeezed, tucked up, two-by-four |
| Antonyms: | free, open, uninhibited, unobstructed, uncongested, uncramped, uncrowded |
| Main Entry: | exiguous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | scanty |
| Synonyms: | bare, confined, diminutive, inadequate, limited, little, meager, narrow, negligible, paltry, petty, poor, restricted, skimpy, slender, slight, small, spare, sparse, tenuous, thin, tiny |
| Antonyms: | plenty |
| Main Entry: | finite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | subject to limitations |
| Synonyms: | bound, bounded, conditioned, confined, definable, definite, exact, fixed, limited, precise, restricted, specific, circumscribed, delimited, demarcated, determinate, terminable |
| Antonyms: | endless, infinite, interminable, unlimited, unrestricted |
| Main Entry: | hush-hush |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret |
| Synonyms: | clandestine, classified, closet, confidential, covert, dark, private, restricted, surreptitious, undercover, sub-rosa, under-the-table |
| Antonyms: | known, public, revealed, told |
| Main Entry: | insular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | narrow-minded |
| Synonyms: | bigoted, closed, confined, cut off, detached, illiberal, isolated, limited, narrow, parochial, petty, prejudiced, provincial, restricted, secluded, separate, separated, circumscribed, contracted, inward-looking, sequestered |
| Antonyms: | broad-minded, unbiased, unprejudiced |
| Main Entry: | off-limits |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | prohibited |
| Synonyms: | against the law, banned, forbidden, illegal, illicit, out of bounds, restricted, taboo, unlawful, verboten, barred, no-no, not allowed, outlawed |
| Main Entry: | pent-up |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | held within |
| Synonyms: | inhibited, restrained, restricted, smothered, bottled-up, bridled, checked, constrained, curbed, held in check, held-back, repressed, stifled, suppressed |
| Antonyms: | public, released |
| Main Entry: | prohibited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | forbidden |
| Synonyms: | banned, contraband, crooked*, illegal, illicit, out of bounds, refused, restricted, shady*, taboo, verboten, vetoed, wildcat*, barred, closed down, no-no, not allowed, not approved, off limits, out of line, proscribed |
| Antonyms: | permitted, allowed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | scant/scanty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inadequate |
| Synonyms: | bare, close, deficient, exiguous, failing, insufficient, limited, little, meager, minimal, narrow, poor, rare, restricted, short, shy, skimpy, slender, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy, thin, tight, wanting, barely sufficient, scrimpy |
| Antonyms: | abundant, adequate, ample, covering, plentiful, substantial, sufficient |
| Main Entry: | special |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distinguished, distinctive; important in own way |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, best, certain, characteristic, chief, choice, definite, different, especial, exceptional, exclusive, express, extraordinary, festive, first, gala, individual, limited, main, major, marked, memorable, momentous, out of the ordinary, particular, peculiar, personal, primary, proper, rare, red-letter*, reserved, restricted, select, set, significant, sole, specialized, specific, uncommon, unique, unreal*, unusual, defined, designated, determinate, earmarked, smashing |
| Antonyms: | common, commonplace, normal, ordinary, undistinguished, unimportant, usual, indistinctive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | specific |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | particular, distinguishing |
| Synonyms: | bull's eye, categorical, characteristic, clean-cut, clear-cut, cut fine, dead on, definite, definitive, different, distinct, downright, drawn fine, especial, exact, explicit, express, flat out*, hit nail on head, individual, limited, on target, outright, peculiar, precise, reserved, restricted, right on, set, sole, special, specialized, straight-out, unambiguous, unequivocal, unique |
| Antonyms: | general, indefinite, uncertain, vague |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | taboo |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not allowed, permitted |
| Synonyms: | anathema, banned, forbidden, illegal, out of bounds, prohibited, reserved, restricted, unacceptable, unmentionable, unthinkable, beyond the pale, disapproved, frowned on, off limits, outlawed, proscribed, ruled out |
| Antonyms: | acceptable, allowed, mentionable, ok |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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