1. Subject to restriction or subjected to restriction
   "of restricted importance"
    
2. The lowest level of official classification for documents
   "The restricted files were kept in a separate cabinet"
    
3. (grammar) restricted in meaning; (as e.g. 'man' in 'a tall man')
   "The restricted use of 'man' in this context refers specifically to an adult male";
   - qualified

1. Place restrictions on
   "restrict drinking in school";
   - curtail, curb, cut back
    
2. Place limits on (extent, amount or access)
   "restrict the use of this parking lot";
   - trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
    
3. Place under restrictions; limit access to by law
   "that area is restricted to security personnel only";
   - control
    
4. Prevent (information) from being circulated or disclosed
   "The government restricted access to classified documents"

See also: circumscribed, classified, closed, confined, limited, modified, off-limits, out-of-bounds, unfree

Type of: act, circumscribe, confine to, keep, limit, move, prevent

Antonym: unrestricted

Encyclopedia: Restricted