Need another word that means the same as “restricts”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “restricts” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Restricts” are: control, bound, confine, limit, throttle, trammel, curb, curtail, cut back
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “restricts” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| bound | Of an object rebound from a surface. Bullets bounded off the veranda. |
| confine | Restrict or confine. You ve confined yourself to what you know. |
| control | Exercise authoritative control or power over. Control your anger. |
| curb | Restrain a horse by means of a curb. She promised she would curb her temper. |
| curtail | Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent. I that am curtailed of this fair proportion. |
| cut back | Hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction. |
| limit | Restrict or confine within limits. Class sizes are limited to a maximum of 10. |
| throttle | Control an engine or vehicle with a throttle. She was sorely tempted to throttle him. |
| trammel | Place limits on (extent or access. We have no wish to be trammelled by convention. |
| boundary | The greatest possible degree of something. A county boundary. |
| circumscribe | To draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect. The minister s powers are circumscribed both by tradition and the organization of local government. |
| confine | Deprive of freedom take into confinement. You ve confined yourself to what you know. |
| conquer | Overcome by conquest. Conquer one s desires. |
| constrict | Inhibit or restrict. The fear and the reality of crime constrict many people s lives. |
| curb | An edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones usually forming part of a gutter. Both men were instinctively curbing their horses. |
| defeat | An instance of defeating or being defeated. She was defeated by the last steep hill. |
| demarcate | Separate or distinguish from. Art was being demarcated from the more objective science. |
| detain | Stop or halt. She made to open the door but he detained her. |
| limit | Place limits on extent or access. A 30 mph limit. |
| miser | A stingy hoarder of money and possessions often living miserably. A typical miser he hid his money in the house in various places. |
| oppress | Come down on or keep down by unjust use of one’s authority. He was oppressed by some secret worry. |
| overcome | Overcome usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome. You must overcome all difficulties. |
| password | A string of characters that allows access to a computer system or service. Each user has a password in order to log on to the network. |
| periphery | The outer limits or edge of an area or object. New buildings on the periphery of the hospital site. |
| refrain | The part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers. She refrained from comment. |
| repress | Subdue (someone or something) by force. Repress a cry of fear. |
| restrain | Prevent (someone or something) from doing something. All front seats must be equipped with seat belts which restrain the upper part of the body. |
| scrimp | Subsist on a meager allowance. Scratch and scrimp. |
| skimp | Expend or use less time, money, or material on something than is necessary in an attempt to economize. Don t skimp on insurance when you book your holidays. |
| stint | Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities. Stint with the allowance. |
| subdue | Hold within limits and control. Charles went on a campaign to subdue the Saxons. |
| subjugate | Put down by force or intimidation. The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land. |
| sumptuary | Relating to or denoting laws that limit private expenditure on food and personal items. Sumptuary laws forbidding gambling. |
| suppress | Prevent or inhibit (a process or reaction. She could not suppress a rising panic. |
| suppression | The conscious inhibition of unacceptable memories, impulses, or desires. A suppression of the newspaper. |
| surmount | Reach the highest point of. The tomb was surmounted by a sculptured angel. |
| thrifty | (of livestock or plants) strong and healthy. The sheep are vigorous and thrifty. |
| transcend | Be greater in scope or size than some standard. He doubts that he will ever transcend Shakespeare. |
| withhold | Suppress or hold back (an emotion or reaction. Her mouth clenched as if withholding a cry. |
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