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restricted

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɹɪˈstɹɪktɪd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 S T R IH1 K T AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R IY0 S T R IH1 K T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Limited within bounds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Available only to certain authorized groups of people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • restricted area
  • restricted access
  • a restricted military document

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Only available to customers who do not belong to racial, ethnic or religious minorities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, historical

Examples

  • This hotel is restricted: no Blacks.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of restrict

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

subject to restriction or subjected to restriction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • of restricted importance

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unrestricted

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

the lowest level of official classification for documents

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man')

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: qualified

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ограничен (ograničen) — limited within bounds
  • Czech: omezený — limited within bounds
  • Czech: limitovaný — limited within bounds
  • Danish: afgrænset — limited within bounds
  • Danish: begrænset — limited within bounds
  • Finnish: rajoitettu — limited within bounds
  • Finnish: rajattu — limited within bounds
  • French: restreint — limited within bounds
  • German: begrenzt — limited within bounds
  • Hindi: वर्जित (varjit) — limited within bounds
  • Hindi: प्रतिबंधित (pratibandhit) — limited within bounds
  • Hungarian: korlátozott — limited within bounds
  • Latin: conclūsus — limited within bounds
  • Norwegian: avgrenset — limited within bounds
  • Norwegian: avgrensa — limited within bounds
  • Norwegian: begrenset — limited within bounds
  • Portuguese: restrito — limited within bounds
  • Portuguese: restringido — limited within bounds
  • Romanian: restricționat — limited within bounds
  • Spanish: restricto — limited within bounds
  • Spanish: restringido — limited within bounds
  • Swedish: avgränsad — limited within bounds
  • Swedish: begränsad — limited within bounds
  • Swedish: bunden — limited within bounds
  • Welsh: cyfyngedig — limited within bounds
  • Welsh: caeth — limited within bounds
  • Bulgarian: за ограничен кръг (za ograničen krǎg) — available only to certain authorized groups of people
  • French: réservé — available only to certain authorized groups of people
  • Hungarian: elzárt — available only to certain authorized groups of people
  • Hungarian: zárt — available only to certain authorized groups of people
  • Hungarian: zárt körű — available only to certain authorized groups of people
  • Hungarian: tiltott — available only to certain authorized groups of people
  • Hungarian: meghívásos — available only to certain authorized groups of people
  • Welsh: cyfyngedig — available only to certain authorized groups of people
  • Finnish: salainen — one of the classifications of the secrecy of an official document
  • Polish: zastrzeżony — one of the classifications of the secrecy of an official document
  • Hungarian: korlátozó — (grammar) qualified
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