Synonyms for limiting
ˈlɪm ɪ tɪŋlim·it·ing

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1. modification, qualifying, limitingadjective

   the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

   Synonyms:
   modification, change, qualifying, passing, alteration, adjustment, pass

   Antonyms:
   unrestrictive

2. confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting, restrictingadjective

   restricting the scope or freedom of action

   Synonyms:
   narrowing, close, confining, restricting, constrictive, constraining, constricting

   Antonyms:
   unrestrictive

3. limitingadjective

   strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase

   "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"

   Synonyms:
   restricting, confining, constrictive, constraining

   Antonyms:
   unrestrictive

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1. List of paraphrases for "limiting":

   restricting, limit, limitation, restrict, restriction, restrictions, constraining, reducing, limited

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1. Julian Ku:

   (B)y limiting the USS Lassen's transit to an 'innocent passage,' the U.S. is implicitly recognizing that China is entitled to a 12 nm (nautical mile) territorial sea around its artificial island on Subi Reef.

2. Norsk Hydro:

   The company has now entered the recovery phase following the attack, gradually restoring IT systems in a safe and secure manner to ensure progress toward normal business while limiting the impact for people, operations, customers, suppliers and other partners.

3. Sarosh Zaiwalla:

   With a nuclear deal imminent, it is clear that Iran is preparing to make up lost ground and re-establish itself as a major supplier, sanctions have crippled Iran's oil production, halving oil exports and severely limiting new development projects. The prospect of them being lifted is creating great excitement ... as foreign trade and investment will allow Iran to make huge efficiencies and drive down the cost of production.

4. Rahul Koranne:

   We were already short thousands of workers before the first Covid case showed up, and now the health care workers are exhausted. They are retiring. They are resigning, they are going to other industries. That is limiting our care capacity, and so we're telling our community that at this point if you had a motor vehicle accident or had a heart attack our care capacity is limited. It's really a crisis.

5. Sanjiv Shah:

   The decision by OPEC-members to keep oil production output at record high levels ... suggested that the organisation was effectively abandoning its long-term strategy of limiting production and acting as a cartel, leading to more downward pressures on oil prices in the short term.