seem restrictive
Frequency: 7.511.8 per million words
Suggests an appearance of being limiting or controlling.
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Examples (10)
- The new company policies seem quite restrictive to the employees.
- At first, the rules might seem a bit restrictive, but they are for safety.
- Does this dress code seem too restrictive for a creative environment?
- His parents' expectations often seem overly restrictive to him.
- The government's new regulations seem restrictive on small businesses.
- While necessary, the security measures sometimes seem restrictive.
- They worried that the curriculum would seem too restrictive for independent learning.
- Many artists find traditional forms can seem restrictive to their expression.
- Even though the budget is tight, it shouldn't seem so restrictive.
- The terms of the contract seem unusually restrictive, so we need legal advice.