restricted

[ ri-strik-tid ]
/ rɪˈstrɪk tɪd /
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adjective

confined; limited.
(of information, a document, etc.)
  1. bearing the classification restricted, usually the lowest level of classified information.
  2. limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified.Compare classification(def 5).
limited to or admitting only members of a particular group or class: a restricted neighborhood; a restricted hotel.

Origin of restricted

First recorded in 1820–30; restrict + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM restricted

Words nearby restricted

restraining order, restraint, restraint of trade, restraint order, restrict, restricted, restricted class, restricted code, restricted stock, restricted users group, restriction

Words related to unrestricted

unlimited, unregulated, unconditional, able, independent, lax, liberal, open, relaxed, unbounded, uncommitted, unconstrained, allowed, liberated

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British Dictionary definitions for unrestricted (1 of 2)

unrestricted
/ (ˌʌnrɪˈstrɪktɪd) /

adjective

not restricted or limited in any way unrestricted access

British Dictionary definitions for unrestricted (2 of 2)

restricted
/ (rɪˈstrɪktɪd) /

adjective

limited or confined
not accessible to the general public or (esp US) out of bounds to military personnel
British denoting or in a zone in which a speed limit or waiting restrictions for vehicles apply

Derived forms of restricted

restrictedly, adverb restrictedness, noun