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Restricted

/ɹɪˈstɹɪktɪd/

To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine

📖 Definitions of "Restricted"

verb

1
To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
"After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt."
2
(specifically) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.

adjective

1
Limited within bounds.
2
Available only to certain authorized groups of people.
"a restricted military document"
3
Only available to customers who do not belong to racial, ethnic or religious minorities.
"This hotel is restricted: no Blacks."

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
circumscribed	Limited narrowly; restricted.
limitednoun	With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
qualified	Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
controlled	Subjected to regulation or direction.
classifiednoun	Sorted into classes or categories.
closed	Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
modifiednoun	changed; altered
off-limits	Not to be entered or used; restricted.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
unrestricted	Not restricted or confined.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
circumscribed	Limited narrowly; restricted.
limitednoun	With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
controlled	Subjected to regulation or direction.
out-of-boundsnoun	Alternative form of out of bounds. [(sports) A sideline marking the edge of a playing field or court.]
closed	Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
modifiednoun	changed; altered
qualified	Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
classifiednoun	Sorted into classes or categories.
off-limits	Not to be entered or used; restricted.
limitationnoun	The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
limitingnoun	A limitation.
constrained	Kept within close bounds; confined.
restrictivenoun	Confining, limiting, containing within defined bounds.
restrictionnoun	A regulation or limitation that restricts.
limitnoun	A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
constraintnoun	Something that constrains; a restriction.
restrainedverb	Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
constrainingnoun	The act by which something is constrained.
curbedverb	restrained
restraintnoun	(uncountable) control or caution; reserve