restrictive
/rɪˈstrɪktɪv/adjective
उच्चारण रिस्ट्रिक्टिव
प्रतिबंधात्मक, बंदिश लगाने वाला
Advanced word
- 1
preventing people from doing what they want or limiting what can happen
प्रतिबंधात्मक, बंदिश लगाने वाला
- The new rules are too restrictive for small traders.
- Restrictive trade policies hurt exporters.
Synonyms limiting constraining confining strict
Opposite liberal permissive unrestricted
- 2
grammar
(of a relative clause) giving information that is needed to identify the noun it refers to, and not separated by commas
(व्याकरण में) परिभाषित करने वाला (relative clause)
- In 'The man who called you is here', 'who called you' is a restrictive clause.
Opposite non-restrictive
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
limiting constraining confining strict
Antonyms
liberal permissive unrestricted non-restrictive
§Grammar and usage
A restrictive (defining) relative clause has no commas, while a non-restrictive clause is set off by commas, so 'My brother who lives in Pune' suggests more than one brother.
Restrictive (defining) relative clause में commas नहीं लगते, जबकि non-restrictive clause commas से अलग किया जाता है, इसलिए 'My brother who lives in Pune' से लगता है कि एक से अधिक भाई हैं।