restricted

1. 1
   adjective

   Kept within certain limits and not allowed to grow or spread freely.

   Like a fence around a yard that keeps you from going too far.

   The amount of water each home could use was restricted during the drought.

   Visitors only have restricted access to the upper floors.

   Similarlimited, confined, constrained, controlled

   Oppositeunlimited, unrestricted

2. 2
   adjective

   Open only to people who have special permission.

   Like a party where only people on the guest list can come in.

   The club has a restricted area that only members can enter.

   Access to the files is restricted to a few trusted staff.

   Similarprivate, exclusive, limited

   Oppositepublic, open

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3. 3
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of restrict. Use it when something was held within limits.

   The school restricted phone use during class hours.

   They restricted the number of guests at the wedding.

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4. 4
   adjectivehistoricalUS

   Open only to people who were not from a minority race, ethnic group, or religion.

   The hotel was restricted, so her family was turned away at the door.

   Many neighborhoods near the lake stayed restricted for decades.

   Similarsegregated, exclusive

   Oppositeintegrated

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