too restrictive

Frequency: 7.511.2 per million words

Common way to indicate an excessive degree of restriction.

restrictiveADVERB + restrictive

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too

Examples (10)

  • The new regulations are too restrictive for small businesses.
  • Many people find strict diets too restrictive to maintain long-term.
  • Critics argue that the proposed law is too restrictive on individual freedoms.
  • He felt the company's dress code was too restrictive for creative work.
  • The artist found the traditional style too restrictive for her expression.
  • A budget that is too restrictive can stifle innovation.
  • Parents should avoid being too restrictive with their children.
  • Some software licenses are considered too restrictive by open-source advocates.
  • The government's response to the crisis was widely seen as too restrictive.
  • She complained that the tight uniform was too restrictive and uncomfortable.