Synonyms: restrictive
Definition: (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports
Similar words: protective
Definition: intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
Usage: a protective covering; the use of protective masks and equipment; protective coatings; kept the drunken sailor in protective custody; animals with protective coloring; protective tariffs
Synonyms: restrictive
Definition: serving to restrict
Usage: teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments
Similar words: restricting, confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting
Definition: restricting the scope or freedom of action
Similar words: repressing, repressive, inhibitory
Definition: restrictive of action
Usage: a repressive regime; an overly strict and inhibiting discipline
Similar words: 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: regulative, regulatory
Definition: restricting according to rules or principles
Usage: a regulatory gene
Similar words: sumptuary
Definition: regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior
Usage: sumptuary laws discouraging construction of large houses on small plots; sumptuary laws forbidding gambling
Similar words: suppressive
Definition: tending to suppress
Usage: the government used suppressive measures to control the protest