constrict | (verb) become tight or as if tight | Synonyms: constringe, narrow |
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(verb) squeeze or press together | Synonyms: compact, compress, contract, press, squeeze |
derestrict | (verb) make free from restrictions | - |
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district | (noun) a region marked off for administrative or other purposes | Synonyms: dominion, territorial dominion, territory |
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(verb) regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns | Synonyms: zone |
restrict | (verb) place limits on (extent or amount or access) | Synonyms: bound, confine, limit, throttle, trammel |
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(verb) place restrictions on | Synonyms: curb, curtail, cut back |
(verb) place under restrictions; limit access to by law | Synonyms: control |
(verb) prevent (information) from being circulated or disclosed | - |
strict | (adjective) characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint | Synonyms: nonindulgent |
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(adjective) severe and unremitting in making demands | Synonyms: exacting, stern |
(adjective) rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard | Synonyms: rigorous |
(adjective) incapable of compromise or flexibility | Synonyms: rigid |
(adjective) (of rules) stringently enforced | Synonyms: hard-and-fast |