1. (verb) place restrictions on

• curb
• curtail
• cut back

2. (verb) place limits on (extent or access)

• bound
• confine
• limit
• restrain
• throttle
• trammel

3. (verb) make more specific

• qualify

1. (verb) place restrictions on

• abridge
• immobilise
• immobilize

2. (verb) place under restrictions; limit access to

• classify
• localise
• localize
• scant
• skimp
• taboo

3. (verb) place limits on (extent or access)

• baffle
• regulate
• clamp down
• crack down
• constrain
• stiffen
• tighten
• tighten up
• constrain
• cumber
• encumber
• restrain
• cramp
• halter
• hamper
• strangle
• draw a line
• draw the line
• gate
• harness
• rein
• rule
• inhibit
• mark off
• mark out
• reduce
• tighten
• tie

1. (verb) place restrictions on

• circumscribe
• confine
• limit

2. (verb) place under restrictions; limit access to

• check
• contain
• control
• curb
• hold
• hold in
• moderate

3. (verb) place limits on (extent or access)

• check
• contain
• control
• curb
• hold
• hold in
• moderate

4. (verb) make more specific

• modify

1. (verb) place restrictions on

• bridle
• check
• curb
• limitation
• restriction
• restrictive

2. (verb) place under restrictions; limit access to

• limitation
• restriction
• restrictive

3. (verb) place limits on (extent or access)

• bond
• hamper
• shackle
• trammel
• bound
• boundary
• limit
• bound
• boundary
• bounds
• bound
• boundary
• edge
• clipper
• limiter
• confinement
• restriction
• controller
• restrainer
• limitation
• limitation
• restriction
• restriction
• limitation
• limitation
• restriction
• limitation
• restrictive

4. (verb) make more specific

• character
• lineament
• quality
• qualification
• qualification
• reservation

1. (verb) place under restrictions; limit access to

• derestrict