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Proscriptive vs Restrictive - What's the difference?

proscriptive | restrictive |

As adjectives the difference between proscriptive and restrictive

is that proscriptive is proscribing or prohibiting, for example as according to a norm or standard while restrictive is confining, limiting, containing with in defined bounds.

proscriptive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • proscribing or prohibiting, for example as according to a norm or standard

    • Antonyms

    * prescriptive

    Related terms

    * proscribe

    restrictive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • confining, limiting, containing with in defined bounds.