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RESTRICTIVE Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word restrictive. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For RESTRICTIVE

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broad
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

noun

• slang term for a woman

adjective satellite

• broad in scope or content

• not detailed or specific

• lacking subtlety; obvious

• being at a peak or culminating point

• very large in expanse or scope

• (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional

• showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

expansive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion

adjective satellite

• of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

• marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur

• friendly and open and willing to talk

flexible
adjectiveadj
adjective

• capable of being changed

• able to flex; able to bend easily

• making or willing to make concessions

adjective satellite

• able to adjust readily to different conditions

• bending and snapping back readily without breaking

generous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• willing to give and share unstintingly

• not petty in character and mind

adjective satellite

• more than is usual or necessary

inclusive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• including much or everything; and especially including stated limits

lenient
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• tolerant or lenient

• not strict

• characterized by tolerance and mercy

liberal
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition

noun

• a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

• a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

adjective satellite

• showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

• having political or social views favoring reform and progress

• given or giving freely

• not literal

open
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed

• affording free passage or access

• used of mouth or eyes

• (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints

• ready or willing to receive favorably

• open and observable; not secret or hidden

noun

• a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

• where the air is unconfined

• a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

• information that has become public

adjective satellite

• with no protection or shield

• open to or in view of all

• not having been filled

• accessible to all

• not defended or capable of being defended

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

• having no protecting cover or enclosure

• not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

• not sealed or having been unsealed

• without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition

• not requiring union membership

• possibly accepting or permitting

• affording free passage or view

• openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

• ready for business

verb

• cause to open or to become open

• start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

• become open

• begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.

• spread out or open from a closed or folded state

• make available

• become available

• have an opening or passage or outlet

• make the opening move

• afford access to

• display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

permissive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not preventive

• granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline

unrestricted
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not subject to or subjected to restriction

adjective satellite

• free of restrictions on conduct

• not restricted or exclusive

• not restricted or modified in meaning

• never having had security classification

unrestrictive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not tending to restrict

Alternatives for BROAD

Alternatives for EXPANSIVE

Alternatives for FLEXIBLE

Alternatives for GENEROUS

Alternatives for INCLUSIVE

Alternatives for LENIENT

Alternatives for LIBERAL

Alternatives for OPEN

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