restrictiveadjective
uk/rɪˈstrɪk.tɪv/us/rɪˈstrɪk.tɪv/often disapprovingC2 limiting the freedom of someone or preventing something from growing:
He is self-employed because he finds working for other people too restrictive.
The college is not able to expand because of restrictive planning laws.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Limiting and restricting
- box sb in
- chain
- circumscribe
- clamp down on sth
- clampdown
- curb
- curtail
- damage limitation
- debilitate
- delimit
- hamstring
- hedge
- infringe
- localize
- muzzle
- non-proliferation
- qualification
- ration
- rationing
- stabilizer
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