Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of restrict
adjectiverestricting (comparative more restricting, superlative most restricting)
comparative more restricting · superlative most restricting
- Serving to restrict.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverestricting the scope or freedom of action
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
French contraignant
- contraignantserving to restrict
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APA
restricting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restricting
MLA
“restricting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restricting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “restricting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restricting.
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