Synonyms: modification, limiting, qualifying
Definition: the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
Similar words: grammatical relation
Definition: a linguistic relation established by grammar
Synonyms: restricting, confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting
Definition: restricting the scope or freedom of action
Similar words: restrictive
Definition: serving to restrict
Usage: teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments
Synonyms: limiting
Definition: strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase
Usage: the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause
Similar words: restrictive
Definition: serving to restrict
Usage: teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments