adj · academic
restrictive
/rɪˈstrɪktɪv/re·STRIC·tive
limiting or controlling someone or something; imposing restrictions
Examples
“The government introduced restrictive measures to control imports.”
“A restrictive diet can make social situations difficult.”
“Many students find overly restrictive rules demotivating.”
Band 8 sentence
“The study criticises restrictive immigration policies for undermining economic integration and social cohesion.”
Collocations
- restrictive policy
- restrictive measures
- restrictive diet
Word family
Common mistakes
The new rule is very restrict on students.→The new rule is very restrictive for students.
He is restrictive person.→He is a restrictive person.
Say it for a higher band
5strict→6limiting→7+restrictive
Synonyms
limiting
constraining
Easily confused
constraining
“Economic factors are constraining the company's expansion plans.”
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