Synonyms for restricted


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ri-strik-tid
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈstrɪk tɪd

Top 10 synonyms for restricted Other synonyms for the word restricted

Définition of restricted

Origin :
  • "limited," 1830, past participle adjective from restrict; of documents, etc., "secret, not for public release" it is recorded from 1944. In U.S., restricted was a euphemism for "off-limits to Jews" (1947).
  • Manager: "I'm sorry, Mr. Marx, but we can't let you use the pool; this country club is restricted."Groucho: "Well, my daughter's only half-Jewish; could she go in up to her knees?" [there are many versions and variations of this story, dating back to 1970s]
  • adj limited
Example sentences :
  • In every direction the view is restricted or terminated by walls of rock.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • And if love be restricted in its mission there is but failure.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • It is only applied because it is necessary, and its use is restricted to a bare minimum.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Study of History » by Charles V. Langlois
  • His means are countless, for they are restricted by no limitations.
  • Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon
  • Imports have been restricted, prices have gone up and taxation has increased.
  • Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon
  • Our capacity for emotion is limited, and the field of our intelligence is restricted.
  • Extract from : « Notes on Life and Letters » by Joseph Conrad
  • His efforts were not restricted to writing virulent articles.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1 » by John Charles Dent
  • Membership of the College (p. 082) was restricted to the kingdom of France.
  • Extract from : « Life in the Medieval University » by Robert S. Rait, M.A.
  • Surely it was a large room into which, from a cramped and restricted one, she had emerged.
  • Extract from : « Under the Country Sky » by Grace S. Richmond
  • They hold that it must be restricted to the aged and to persons who have chronic diseases.
  • Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell

Antonyms for restricted

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