Synonyms for restriction
Most common
limit limitation restraint constraint confinement embargo stricture unfreedom
All synonyms
Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
Related words
- Word family
- restrict restrain restraint
- Phrases
- restriction enzyme
Forms
- Plural
- restrictions → limitations, limits, restraints, constraints…
Example sentences
- limit Brian intends to strictly limit the money he uses.
- limitation Sensitivity can be a limitation in this type of work.
- restraint She was angry, but she spoke with restraint.
- constraint Following the rules was a constraint on my creativity.
- confinement Bruno spends his birthday in solitary confinement.
- embargo The US never imposed a trade embargo on Algeria.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| restriction | steady | |
| limit | steady | |
| limitation | falling | |
| restraint | falling | |
| constraint | rising | |
| confinement | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- check1, limit2, stint1, cramp1
- 7 letters
- embargo3
- 9 letters
- restraint2, stricture2, unfreedom
- 10 letters
- limitation4, repression3, constraint2
- 11 letters
- confinement3
- 13 letters
- qualification5
- 15 letters
- circumscription
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (limit2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- restriction
- Italiano
- restrizione
- Deutsch
- Beschränkung