Antonyms for restrictive
rɪˈstrɪk tɪvre·stric·tive

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1. restrictiveadjective

   serving to restrict

   "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"

   Antonyms:
   nonrestrictive, unprotective, unrestrictive, emancipative

2. restrictiveadjective

   (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports

   Antonyms:
   emancipative, unprotective, unrestrictive, nonrestrictive

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. permissive

   without restrictions or controls

   europe has a more permissive culture compared to middle east

   Submitted by Artemis on June 29, 2017  

How to use restrictive in a sentence?

1. Sharon Bergquist:

   Those are diets that have few substantiated claims, are extremely restrictive, harder to follow, and they eliminate entire food groups, which is really not something that's substantiated by science.

2. Dave Chronister:

   From an individual standpoint, people (on the outside) can also participate in things like theFree Net Project, where they can open an individual VPN connection, basically a private person-to-person network, that can help people in restrictive countries access open internet.

3. Nancy Northup:

   We're relieved that the Louisiana law has been blocked today but we're concerned about tomorrow, (The) Court's decision could embolden states to pass even more restrictive laws when clarity is needed if abortion rights are to be protected.

4. Elijah Cummings:

   A postal worker -- hello -- was able to fly through restrictive airspace.

5. Whitney Rice:

   Those sorts of structural environments tend to go hand in hand, states with highly restrictive abortion environments also generally have fewer policies supporting health and well being of pregnant people, as well as their children and their families.

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