restricted
/ris'triktid/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Limited or controlled: Subject to rules, limits, or controls that confine or reduce scope, size, availability, or freedom.
- Not general or public: Kept within specific bounds; not available or accessible to everyone.
- Specialized in meaning: (In linguistics) Having a specific or limited application within a context.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- Access to the laboratory is restricted to authorized personnel only.
- He is on a restricted diet due to his health condition.
- The word "bank" has a restricted meaning in the financial context compared to its geographical meaning.
Advanced Usage
- "in a restricted sense": Used to specify that a term or statement applies only within narrow, defined limits.
- He is an artist, but only in a restricted sense; he primarily does commercial design.
- "restricted area": A zone where access is controlled or forbidden for security or safety reasons.
- The military base is a restricted area.
Variants and Related Words
- Restrict (verb): To limit or control the size, amount, or range of something.
- The law restricts the use of these chemicals.
- Restriction (noun): A limiting condition or rule.
- There are travel restrictions in place.
- Restrictive (adjective): Imposing restrictions or limitations.
- The contract had very restrictive clauses.
Synonyms
- Limited: Confined within bounds.
- Confined: Kept within limits; enclosed.
- Controlled: Regulated or restrained.
Antonyms
- Unrestricted: Not limited or confined.
- Unlimited: Without any limits.
- Open: Accessible and available to all.
Related Phrases
- Restricted view: (Especially for tickets) A view that is partially obstructed.
- We bought cheaper seats, but they have a restricted view of the stage.
- Restricted funds: Money that can only be used for a specific, designated purpose.
- The donation was for restricted funds, to be used solely for research.
Adjective
- the lowest level of official classification for documents
- restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man')
- subject to restriction or subjected to restriction
- of restricted importance