restricts
Puts boundaries on
Restricts is the third-person singular of restrict, meaning to limit or confine within bounds.
Laws restrict behavior; diets restrict calories; security clearances restrict access.
The treaty restricts nuclear testing.
To restrict is to impose boundaries that prevent full freedom of action or movement.
Restrict to boundaries
- constrainTo limit or restrict
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- bindFasten or obligate
- tightenMake more secure
narrow · constrict · cramp · hamper · hinder · impede · inhibit · stifle
Official restriction on something
- forbidDeclare not allowed
- prohibitFormally disallow
- barDrinking establishment
- blockSolid mass, or impede
outlaw · veto · exclude · deny · prevent · disallow · censor · suppress
confine
Restrict to boundaries
tighten · narrow · constrict · cramp · hamper · hinder · impede · inhibit · stifle · curtail
ban
Official restriction on something
block · outlaw · veto · exclude · deny · prevent · disallow · censor · suppress · interdict
control
Authority to direct
monitor · enforce · supervise · administer · police · manage · license · permit · authorize · cap
cap
Covering for top
quota · maximum · ration · finite · scarce · shortage · scarcity · limited · insufficient · constrained
- punishespunishes, penalizes, disciplines, chastises, castigates
- repelsrepels, wards off, keeps away, fends off, drives away
- enclosesencloses, surrounds, encircles, encompasses, contains
- holds backrestrains, withholds, suppresses, represses, inhibits
- localizespinpoints, identifies, situates, positions, places
restrictsfrees
Removes from captivity
liberates · releases · emancipates · unleashes · unshackles
restrictspermits
Grants formal authorization
allows · authorizes · enables · encourages · sanctions
- restricted zonesSpaces barring unauthorized entry
- restricted areaSpace with controlled entry
- dietary restrictionsRules governing permissible eating
- travel restrictionsLimits on crossing borders
- age restrictionMinimum years to participate
- restricted accessEntry limited to authorized individuals
restrict, restricted, restriction, unrestricted, restrictive, restricting, restrictions, restrictively, restrictiveness