RESTRICTED Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ri-ˈstrik-təd

Definition of restricted

as in limited

having distinct or certain limits the public is allowed some restricted access to the government-owned land

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verb

past tense of restrict

as in confined

to set bounds or an upper limit for will restrict access to the laboratory

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This limited your remaining skills to three, making the class feel considerably more restricted than intended. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026 Crossing this limit transforms the reserve from a flexible economic buffer into a restricted emergency asset requiring a severe national security declaration. — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

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President Masoud Pezeshkian has acknowledged that the blockade has restricted the country’s ability to import essential goods, including fuel. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026 Even with the beta restricted to a single borough, Silvernia felt incredibly expansive, leaving me with high hopes for the final build's full world map. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for restricted

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Not only did the limited library cards and shirts go fast, the whole rotunda reached legal capacity in just 20 minutes post-doors open time.

— Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
There have been some limited cases in which noncitizens have been criminally charged for voting or attempting to vote, including in Michigan, but it's been rare and not thought to have altered the outcome of any elections.

— Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of limited

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On a finite graph, crossing the critical probability means the network will become dominated by one large sea of fluid.

— Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
Yet these sectors are placing overlapping claims on the same forests and finite land, putting cumulative pressure on an increasingly fragile resource base.

— Kari Stoever, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

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