restrictionist

R1E1S1T1R1I1C3T1I1O1N1I1S1T1

noun

A supporter of placing restrictions on something.

Opposite
antirestrictionist
Scrabble 16
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounrestrictionist (plural restrictionists)

plural restrictionists

  1. A supporter of placing restrictions on something.

    The tragedy is that the compromise bill was written to bring these restrictionists along, with punitive, detestable provisions that many supporters of comprehensive reform agreed to endorse for the sake of a “grand bargain.”

    2007 June 9, “A Failure of Leadership”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
antirestrictionist

Origin

From restriction + -ist.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

restrictionist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restrictionist

MLA

“restrictionist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restrictionist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “restrictionist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restrictionist.

Source: restrictionist on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.