restricted[adjective]Synonyms: definite, circumscribed, determinate, fixed, limited, narrow, precise
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
re‧strict‧ed AC /rɪˈstrɪktəd, rɪˈstrɪktɪd/
adjective [
Word Family: adjective:
restricted ≠
UNRESTIRCTED,
restrictive;
verb:
restrict;
noun:
restriction]
1. small or limited in size, area, or amount:
It’s difficult trying to work in such a restricted space.2. limited or controlled, especially by laws or rules:
Press freedom is severely restricted.restricted to The sale of alcohol is restricted to people over the age of 18. There is restricted access to this information (=only certain people can have it).3. limited in your movements or in what you are able to do:
The accident left her with restricted movement in her right leg. In those days women led very restricted lives.4. a restricted area, document, or information can only be seen or used by a particular group of people because it is secret or dangerous:
No Entry – restricted area for army personnel only.5. be restricted to somebody/something to only affect a limited area, group etc:
The damage is restricted to the left side of the brain. Eligibility for five weeks’ holiday is restricted to senior management. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲