Synonyms for re strict
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : ri-strikt |
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈstrɪkt |
Top 10 synonyms for re strict Other synonyms for the word re strict
- abate
- abstract
- achieve
- address
- adhere
- allocate
- annihilate
- anticipate
- apportion
- appropriate
- arrest
- assign
- astrict
- astringe
- avert
- avoid
- ax
- baffle
- balk
- ban
- bandage
- banish
- bar
- barricade
- bastille
- bear down
- bear hard on
- beset
- bide time
- bind
- black out
- blackball
- blacklist
- blackmail
- bleach
- bleep
- block
- block off
- blockade
- blue pencil
- blue-pencil
- boil down
- book
- border
- bottle up
- bounce
- bound
- bowdlerize
- box in
- box up
- brake
- bridle
- bring pressure to bear upon
- bring to a screeching halt
- bring to an end
- bring to naught
- bring to screeching halt
- browbeat
- budget
- bulldoze
- bully
- burden
- cage
- call all bets off
- can
- cancel
- capture
- cause
- cease
- censor
- center
- chain
- charge
- check
- chill
- choke
- choke back
- chop
- cinch
- circle
- circumscribe
- clamp
- clamp down on
- clasp
- clean up
- clench
- clip
- clog
- close
- close down
- close in
- close off
- close up
- coagulate
- coerce
- collar
- collect
- come down on
- come to an end
- command
- commit
- compel
- compensate
- complete
- compose
- compress
- conceal
- concentrate
- conclude
- concuss
- condense
- confine
- connect
- conscript
- conserve
- consign
- consolidate
- constrain
- constrict
- constringe
- contain
- contract
- control
- cool
- cool down
- coop
- coop up
- cordon
- cork
- corner
- corral
- counter
- counteract
- counterbalance
- countervail
- cover
- cover up
- cow
- crack down
- crack down on
- cram
- cramp
- cripple
- criticize
- crowd
- crush
- cuff
- curb
- curse
- curtail
- cut
- cut off
- dam
- dawdle
- deal
- debar
- declare illegal
- decontaminate
- decrease
- defend
- defend against
- defer
- define
- dehydrate
- delay
- delete
- delimit
- delimitate
- delineate
- demand
- demarcate
- demark
- densen
- densify
- deny
- deprive
- desist
- detach
- detain
- deter
- determine
- devote
- digest
- dilly-dally
- diminish
- direct
- disallow
- disannul
- discharge
- discontinue
- discourage
- disenfranchise
- disfranchise
- dismiss
- disrupt
- dissolve
- distribute
- divvy
- divvy up
- dole
- dominate
- downsize
- draft
- drag
- drag feet
- dragoon
- draw together
- dress
- drive
- drop
- drop the iron curtain
- dry up
- dummy up
- edge
- edit
- eliminate
- embargo
- encase
- enchain
- encircle
- enclose
- encompass
- encumber
- end
- enfetter
- enfold
- enforce
- engage
- enjoin
- enshroud
- enslave
- enthrall
- entrammel
- entrap
- environ
- epitomize
- exact
- examine
- excise
- exclude
- expire
- expurgate
- exscind
- extinguish
- extort
- fasten
- fence
- fence off
- fetter
- filibuster
- finish
- fire
- fix
- foil
- fold
- forbid
- force
- force into space
- forestall
- forfend
- forget it
- fortify
- freeze
- frustrate
- furl
- gag
- gain time
- get hooks into
- girdle
- give
- give out
- give over to
- glue
- govern
- gridlock
- grip
- guard
- guide
- halt
- hamper
- hamstring
- handcuff
- handicap
- hang up
- harness
- head off
- hedge
- hem
- hem in
- high pressure
- hinder
- hitch
- hitch on
- hobble
- hog-tie
- hogtie
- hold
- hold back
- hold captive
- hold down
- hold in
- hold off
- hold over
- hold up
- hook on
- hook up
- hush
- ice
- ice out
- idle
- illegalize
- imbue
- immure
- impede
- impel
- implant
- impose
- impound
- impress
- imprison
- incarcerate
- inclose
- include
- indebt
- indenture
- induct
- inflict
- inhibit
- inscribe
- insert
- insist
- inspect
- insulate
- intercept
- interdict
- interfere
- intermit
- intern
- interrupt
- intimidate
- invalidate
- issue
- jail
- jam up
- keep
- keep apart
- keep back
- keep down
- keep feeling inside oneself
- keep in line
- keep lid on
- keep secret
- keep under thumb
- keep within bounds
- keep within limits
- kill
- knock off
- lace
- lag
- lap
- lapse
- lash
- launder
- lay over
- lean on
- leash
- lessen
- limit
- linger
- lock in
- lock up
- loiter
- lower
- make
- make an offer they can't refuse
- make brief
- make indebted
- manacle
- mark
- mark out
- measure
- measure out
- menace
- mete
- mete out
- mew
- mitigate
- moderate
- modify
- modulate
- monopoly
- moor
- move
- muffle
- mure
- muzzle
- nail down
- narrow
- necessitate
- negate
- neutralize
- nig
- nip in the bud
- nix
- object
- oblige
- obstruct
- obtrude
- obviate
- occasion
- offer
- offset
- oppose
- oppress
- order
- outlaw
- outline
- overcome
- oversee
- pack
- parcel
- parcel out
- pass by
- pass on
- pass up
- paste
- peg down
- pen
- perfect
- pin
- pin down
- pinch
- pinion
- pinpoint
- pledge
- postpone
- preclude
- prelimit
- prescribe
- press
- press together
- pressure
- pressurize
- prevent
- prevent publication
- procrastinate
- prohibit
- prolong
- proportion
- prorate
- prorogate
- prorogue
- proscribe
- protect
- protract
- pull back
- purge
- purify
- push
- put a lid on
- put a lock on
- put a stop to
- put a stopper in
- put an end to
- put away
- put chill on
- put down
- put half nelson on
- put in irons
- put in nutshell
- put lock on
- put off
- put on ice
- put out of commission
- put screws to
- put squeeze on
- put straitjacket on
- put the chill on
- put the lid on
- put the squeeze on
- put together
- put under lock and key
- qualify
- quash
- quieten
- quota
- rail
- railroad
- ram
- recess
- reduce
- refuse transmission
- regulate
- rein
- relax
- remand
- remit
- remove
- render null and void
- renege
- renig
- repeal
- repress
- require
- rescind
- restrain
- restrict
- result
- retard
- review
- revile
- ring
- rope
- rule out
- run out
- sack
- sandbag
- sanitize
- save
- say no
- scissor out
- scratch
- scrub
- seal off
- seclude
- secure
- segregate
- send up
- send up the river
- separate
- sequester
- set apart
- settle
- shackle
- share
- shelve
- shorten
- shotgun
- shrink
- shrivel
- shush
- shut down
- shut in
- shut out
- shut up
- sideline
- siege
- silence
- simmer down
- sit on
- slacken
- slash
- slough
- slow
- slow down
- smother
- snip
- soften
- spike
- squash
- squeeze
- squelch
- stall
- stamp out
- stave off
- stay
- sterilize
- stick
- stifle
- still
- stop
- stop from spreading
- stop short
- stop up
- strangle
- strangulate
- strap
- strike out
- strong-arm
- stuff
- stymie
- subdue
- subject
- subjugate
- summarize
- supervise communications
- suppress
- surrender
- surround
- suspend
- swathe
- syncopate
- table
- taboo
- tack on
- take away
- take out
- tarry
- tauten
- telescope
- temper
- temporize
- tense
- terminate
- terrorize
- tether
- threaten
- throw book at
- throw cold water on
- throw monkey wrench in
- thwart
- tie
- tie down
- tie one's hands
- tie up
- tighten
- tone down
- tongue-tie
- torpedo
- trammel
- trap
- trash
- trim
- truncate
- truss
- tuck
- turn aside
- twist one's arm
- ultimate
- undo
- unite
- urge
- veil
- veto
- vitiate
- void
- wall
- wall in
- ward
- ward off
- wash out
- wedge
- wind down
- wind up
- wipe out
- withhold
- wrap
- wrap up
- wrest
- wring
- yoke
- zap
- zing
Définition of re strict
Origin :- 1530s, from Latin restrictus, past participle of restringere (see restriction). Regarded 18c. as a Scottishism. Related: Restricted; restricting.
- As in stranglehold : noun choke
- As in incarcerate : verb put in jail, confinement
- As in localize : verb confine
- As in arrest : verb stop or slow
- As in modify : verb lessen, reduce
- As in muzzle : verb gag, quiet
- As in nullify : verb cancel, revoke
- As in obligate : verb require
- As in abbreviate : verb cut short an activity
- As in prevent : verb keep from happening or continuing
- As in prohibit : verb make impossible; stop
- As in quarantine : verb isolate
- As in ration : verb divide something into portions
- As in rein : verb restrain, control
- As in restrain : verb keep under control; hold back
- As in restrict : verb confine, limit situation or ability to participate
- As in ban : verb officially forbid
- As in terminate : verb stop, finish
- As in tie/tie up : verb hamper, hinder
- As in bind : verb fasten, secure
- As in bind : verb obligate; restrict
- As in bottle up : verb hold in check
- As in bound : verb restrict
- As in tie up : verb hamper
- As in straiten : verb limit
- As in trammel : verb hamper
- As in swaddle : verb wrap
- As in censor : verb forbid; ban; selectively remove
- As in immobilize : verb tie
- As in circumscribe : verb mark off, delimit
- As in mew : verb enclose
- As in stave : verb prevent
- As in coerce : verb compel, press
- As in compress : verb compact, condense
- As in confine : verb enclose, limit
- As in constrict : verb inhibit
- As in contain : verb hold back, control
- As in cramp : verb hinder, restrain
- As in dam : verb hold back; block
- As in dedicate : verb donate, set aside for special use
- As in delay : verb cause stop in action
- As in enclose : verb put inside, surround
- As in enslave : verb make someone a servant
- As in fence : verb enclose or separate an area
- As in fetter : verb tie up, hold
- As in forbid : verb outlaw, prohibit an action
- As in force : verb obligate to do something
- As in handicap : verb give disadvantage
- As in abridge : verb shorten
- As in hedge : verb enclose
Antonyms for re strict
- abandon
- abet
- accept
- activate
- add
- admit
- advance
- affirm
- aggravate
- aid
- alienate
- allow
- amplify
- approve
- assist
- attack
- authorize
- bear
- begin
- benefit
- blow up
- cancel
- carry on
- carry out
- cause
- cease
- center
- check
- clear
- collect
- combine
- commence
- complete
- confide
- confront
- continue
- create
- desecrate
- desegregate
- detach
- develop
- dirty
- disallow
- disconnect
- discourage
- disjoin
- dispatch
- disperse
- dissuade
- do
- emancipate
- employ
- enact
- encourage
- endorse
- engage
- enlarge
- establish
- exclude
- expand
- expedite
- extend
- face
- facilitate
- favor
- fill
- finish
- forget
- forsake
- forward
- free
- further
- gather
- give
- give advantage
- give up
- go
- go on
- grow
- halt
- harm
- hasten
- heat
- help
- hire
- hold
- hurry
- hurt
- ignore
- incite
- include
- increase
- initiate
- injure
- institute
- intensify
- introduce
- join
- keep
- keep on
- lay bare
- leave
- leave alone
- legalize
- lengthen
- let
- let go
- let off
- liberate
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- meet
- misapply
- misguide
- mislead
- misuse
- neglect
- open
- pass
- permit
- praise
- prevent
- promote
- push
- put in
- raise
- ratify
- refuse
- reject
- release
- remove
- restart
- reveal
- revive
- rush
- sanctify
- sanction
- save
- scatter
- schedule
- separate
- set free
- set up
- speed
- stagnate
- start
- steal
- stop
- strengthen
- stretch
- succeed
- support
- surrender
- take
- take out
- tell
- turn on
- unbind
- unblock
- unclog
- uncompress
- uncondense
- uncoop
- uncover
- unfasten
- unhitch
- unite
- unlace
- unlock
- unloose
- unrestrict
- untie
- unwrap
- unwrinkle
- uphold
- validate
- warm
- welcome
- withhold
- worry
- yield
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