restriction

English Thesaurus

1. an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	regulating, regulation,
definition	:	the act of controlling or directing according to rule (noun.act)

hyponym	:	load-shedding,
definition	:	cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply (noun.act)

hyponym	:	arms control,
definition	:	a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country (noun.act)

hyponym	:	hold-down,
definition	:	a limitation or constraint (noun.act)

hyponym	:	freeze,
definition	:	fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level (noun.act)

hyponym	:	clampdown,
definition	:	sudden restriction on an activity (noun.act)

2. the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	restraint,
definition	:	the act of controlling by restraining someone or something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	classification,
definition	:	restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people (noun.act)

hyponym	:	specification, stipulation,
definition	:	a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement (noun.act)

hyponym	:	circumscription,
definition	:	the act of circumscribing (noun.act)

hyponym	:	constraint,
definition	:	the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others (noun.act)

3. a principle that limits the extent of something (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	regulation, rule,
definition	:	a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	narrowness,
definition	:	a restriction of range or scope (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	quantification,
definition	:	a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no') (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	restraint,
definition	:	a rule or condition that limits freedom (noun.cognition)

4. an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) (noun.act)

derivation	:	bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel,
definition	:	place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)

derivation	:	circumscribe, confine, limit,
definition	:	restrict or confine, (verb.change)

derivation	:	curb, curtail, cut back, restrict,
definition	:	place restrictions on (verb.change)

derivation	:	restrict,
definition	:	place under restrictions; limit access to (verb.social)

5. the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) (noun.act)

derivation	:	bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel, bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel,
definition	:	place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)

6. a principle that limits the extent of something (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	circumscribe, confine, limit,
definition	:	restrict or confine, (verb.change)

7. an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) (noun.act)

derivation	:	bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel,
definition	:	place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)

derivation	:	circumscribe, confine, limit,
definition	:	restrict or confine, (verb.change)

derivation	:	curb, curtail, cut back, restrict,
definition	:	place restrictions on (verb.change)

derivation	:	restrict,
definition	:	place under restrictions; limit access to (verb.social)

8. the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) (noun.act)

derivation	:	bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel, bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel,
definition	:	place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)

9. a principle that limits the extent of something (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	circumscribe, confine, limit,
definition	:	restrict or confine, (verb.change)