CEFR B2

restrictive

adjective

Meaning

Serving to limit, confine, or keep within bounds.

Examples

The company has a restrictive policy on employee use of social media.
He found the rules of the club to be too restrictive.

Synonyms: limiting, confining, constricting, curtailing

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restrictive (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /rɪˈstrɪktɪv/

Definition

Serving to limit, confine, or keep within bounds.

Examples

The company has a restrictive policy on employee use of social media.
He found the rules of the club to be too restrictive.
The government imposed restrictive measures to control inflation.

How to Use restrictive

restrictive of (prepositional phrase): Serving to limit or confine something. — "The new software is restrictive of user customization."
restrictive on (prepositional phrase): Imposing limits or controls on something. — "The school has a policy that is very restrictive on mobile phone use."

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