Synonyms for Limit
ˈlɪm ɪtlim·it

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1. limit

   The boundary was originally the landmark, that which marked off one piece of territory from another. The bound is the limit, marked or unmarked. Now, however, the difference between the two words has come to be simply one of usage. As regards territory, we speak of the boundaries of a nation or of an estate; the bounds of a college, a ball-ground, etc. Bounds may be used for all within the limits, boundary for the limiting line only. Boundary looks to that which is without; bound only to that which is within. Hence we speak of the bounds, not the boundaries, of a subject, of the universe, etc.; we say the students were forbidden to go beyond the bounds. A barrier is something that bars ingress or egress. A barrier may be a boundary, as was the Great Wall of China. Bourn, or bourne, is a poetical expression for bound or boundary. A border is a strip of land along the boundary. Edge is a sharp terminal line, as where river or ocean meets the land. Limit is now used almost wholly in the figurative sense; as, the limit of discussion, of time, of jurisdiction. Line is a military term; as, within the lines, or through the lines, of an army. Compare BARRIER; END.

   Synonyms:
   barrier, border, bound, boundary, bourn, bourne, confines, edge, enclosure, frontier, landmark, line, marches, marge, margin, term, termination, verge

   Antonyms:
   center, citadel, estate, inside, interior, land, region, territory

   Preposition:
   The boundaries of an estate; the boundary between neighboring territories.

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1. limit, bound, boundarynoun

   the greatest possible degree of something

   "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"

   Synonyms:
   terminus ad quem, terminal point, edge, point of accumulation, demarcation, bound, spring, leap, limit point, demarcation line, saltation, bounce, bounds, boundary, leaping, limit, limitation

2. terminus ad quem, terminal point, limitnoun

   final or latest limiting point

   Synonyms:
   bound, limitation, point of accumulation, limit point, demarcation, terminus ad quem, limit, demarcation line, boundary, terminal point

3. limitnoun

   as far as something can go

   Synonyms:
   limitation, demarcation line, limit point, demarcation, terminus ad quem, bound, terminal point, boundary, point of accumulation

4. limit, demarcation, demarcation linenoun

   the boundary of a specific area

   Synonyms:
   line, limitation, demarcation line, limit point, contrast, demarcation, terminus ad quem, bound, limit, terminal point, dividing line, boundary, point of accumulation

5. limit, limit point, point of accumulationnoun

   the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity

   Synonyms:
   limitation, demarcation line, limit point, demarcation, terminus ad quem, bound, limit, terminal point, boundary, point of accumulation

6. limit, limitationverb

   the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed

   "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"

   Synonyms:
   limitation, demarcation line, limit point, demarcation, terminus ad quem, bound, restriction, terminal point, limit, boundary, point of accumulation

7. restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttleverb

   place limits on (extent or access)

   "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

   Synonyms:
   spring, strangle, snare, intimidate, rebound, qualify, ricochet, choke, throttle, circumscribe, hold back, fix, trammel, entrap, take a hop, hold in, determine, encumber, define, specify, border, strangulate, keep, reverberate, recoil, cumber, curb, constrain, hold, ensnare, confine, bounce, leap, restrain, restrict, jump, bound, curtail, detain, trap, resile, limit, keep back, cut back, set, enclose

8. limit, circumscribe, confineverb

   restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

   Synonyms:
   restrict, detain, hold in, trammel, circumscribe, set, restrain, confine, bound, throttle, hold, determine, define, specify, enclose, fix, limit

9. specify, set, determine, define, fix, limitverb

   decide upon or fix definitely

   "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

   Synonyms:
   specialise, particularise, localize, restore, make, gear up, fructify, doctor, sterilise, coiffure, cook, mend, delimitate, delimit, mold, peg down, put, fixate, regulate, do, unsex, posit, condition, place, learn, fix, countersink, arrange, make up one's mind, desexualise, set up, define, desexualize, pay back, lay, plant, coif, dress, ready, trammel, localise, ascertain, mark, circumscribe, go under, square up, check, specify, correct, secure, nail down, repair, delineate, particularize, set, position, decide, touch on, find out, see, sic, square off, limit, jell, restrict, prepare, destine, situate, coiffe, find, throttle, deposit, furbish up, get, pose, pin down, influence, typeset, rig, sterilize, qualify, bound, determine, narrow, set apart, desex, narrow down, watch, go down, congeal, intend, assign, confine, fasten, pay off, bushel, stipulate, restrain, shape, settle, lay out, specialize, adjust, designate

Matched Categories

1. • Boundary
   • Extremity
   • Indefinite Quantity

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1. limitnoun

   Synonyms:
   bound, frontier, boundary, confine, bourn, termination, precinct, marches

2. limitnoun

   Synonyms:
   restriction, restraint, obstruction, check, hinderance

3. limitverb

   Synonyms:
   bound, circumscribe, define, set bounds to, fix the limits of

4. limitverb

   Synonyms:
   restrain, restrict

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1. limitnoun

   Synonyms:
   bound, boundary, confine, extent, restriction, check, restraint, limitation

2. limitverb

   Synonyms:
   restrict, circumscribe, define, confine

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1. List of paraphrases for "limit":

   restrict, limits, ceiling, limiting, limitation, boundary, confine, threshold, limited, restriction, restricts, restricting, constrain, limitations, reduce, limite, curtail, maximum, curb, borderline, boundaries, cut-off, cap, border, restrictions, restrain, limiter, mitigate, deadline, seam, edge, minimize, line

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How to use Limit in a sentence?

1. President Lyndon Johnson:

   Now, the sky's the limit for you.

2. Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux:

   He who cannot limit himself will never know how to write.

3. The NHC:

   Some development of this system is possible during the next few days before a combination of dry air aloft and strong upper-level winds limit any chance of formation while the wave is over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean late week.

4. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert:

   I am impressed with the extraordinary things that Utahns are doing each day to help one another stay safe and stay home. In recent days, however, we have seen an uptick in travel on our roads, we need to limit our travel to essential purposes only. Our goal is to trace potential cases of Covid-19 in inbound travelers.

5. Jim Scussel:

   It basically raises the limit to an amount that we all agree on. We won't come back to the table and ask for more.