Meaning & use
restrictive
Limiting freedom, choice, or movement more than is comfortable or necessary.
See it in a sentence
The school's restrictive dress code frustrated many of the students.
They complained the new visa rules were too restrictive for foreign workers.
A note on using this word
In grammar, a "restrictive clause" narrows the meaning of a noun and is not set off by commas, unlike a nonrestrictive one.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
permissivelenient
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