restriction
Cap on freedom
A restriction is a rule, condition, or limitation that controls or confines what can be done.
Restrictions may be imposed by authorities travel restrictions during the pandemic, built into agreements dietary restrictions for the study participants, or arise from circumstances budget restrictions forced cutbacks.
The word often implies constraint that is unwelcome but accepted as necessary.
To place or impose restrictions is to limit freedom or options in some defined way.
Official restriction on something
- forbidDeclare not allowed
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
proscription · interdiction · veto · taboo · outlaw · prohibition · disallowance · suppression
Maximum allowed extent
- capCovering for top
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- maximumGreatest permitted quantity
constraint · bound · cutoff · threshold · curb · confine · parameter · guideline
Something blocking the way
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- hurdleBarrier to leap over
- blockadeSealing off a place
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
hindrance · encumbrance · deterrent · roadblock · bottleneck · checkpoint · cordon · gatekeeping
Forcible prevention or concealment
- blackoutComplete power loss
- expurgationRemoval of offensive content
- redactionObscuring sensitive text
- self-censorshipRestraining one's own expression
filtering · blocking · banning · silencing · muzzling · bowdlerization
Designated share or portion
- apportionmentDivision into shares
- allocationDistribution of shares
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- portioningDividing into shares
budgeting · conservation · scarcity · shortage · austerity · quota · coupon
Authority to direct
- governExercise political control
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- complianceAdhering to requirements
enforcement · mandate · ordinance · statute · code · guideline · policy · standard
Absence of unjust constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- civil-libertiesPersonal rights limiting government
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
movement · assembly · privacy · emancipation · unfettered · deregulation · relaxation · exemption
ban
Official restriction on something
- forbidDeclare not allowed
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
moratorium · proscription · interdiction · veto · taboo · outlaw · prohibition · disallowance · suppression · clampdown
limit
Maximum allowed extent
maximum · constraint · bound · cutoff · threshold · curb · confine · parameter · guideline · boundary
obstacle
Something blocking the way
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- hurdleBarrier to leap over
- blockadeSealing off a place
obstruction · hindrance · encumbrance · deterrent · roadblock · bottleneck · checkpoint · cordon · gatekeeping
suppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
- blackoutComplete power loss
- expurgationRemoval of offensive content
- redactionObscuring sensitive text
self-censorship · filtering · blocking · banning · silencing · muzzling · bowdlerization
allotment
Designated share or portion
- apportionmentDivision into shares
- allocationDistribution of shares
- distributionAllocation across recipients
portioning · budgeting · conservation · scarcity · shortage · austerity · quota · coupon
control
Authority to direct
- governExercise political control
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
compliance · enforcement · mandate · ordinance · statute · code · guideline · policy · standard · protocol
liberty
Absence of unjust constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- civil-libertiesPersonal rights limiting government
expression · movement · assembly · privacy · emancipation · unfettered · deregulation · relaxation · exemption · waiver
- deterrentsguard dog, warning, security camera, penalty, padlock
- limitslimit, limits, limitation, upper limit, lower limit
- ruleslaw, rule, guideline, bylaw, standard
- behavior controlbehavior modification, conditioning, reinforcement, punishment, reward
- budget limitsbudget cap, budget cut, budget cuts, spending cap, spending caps
- legal restrictionsban, prohibition, restraining order, court order, gag order
restrictionfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · license · latitude · free rein · carte blanche
restrictionexpansion
Increase in scope
enlargement · extension · broadening · widening · opening
restrictionrelease
To let go
liberation · lifting · removal · relaxation · loosening
- dietary restrictionsRules governing permissible eating
- travel restrictionsLimits on crossing borders
- age restrictionMinimum years to participate
- legal restrictionsLimits imposed by law
- diet restrictionsConstraints on permitted foods
- trade restrictionsBarriers limiting international exchange