restricted — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Limited within bounds.

2. Available only to certain authorized groups of people.

   Examples

   restricted area

   restricted access

   More examples (1)

   a restricted military document

3. Only available to customers who do not belong to racial, ethnic or religious minorities.

   Usage

   • US usage
   • Historical

   Examples

   This hotel is restricted: no Blacks.

Adjective

1. subject to restriction or subjected to restriction

   Antonyms

   unrestricted

   Examples

   of restricted importance

2. restricted in meaning; (as e.g. ‘man’ in ‘a tall man’)

   Synonyms

   qualified

3. the lowest level of official classification for documents