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Synonyms for limit
ˈlɪm ɪtlim·it
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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.
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barrier, border, bound, boundary, bourn, bourne, confines, edge, enclosure, frontier, landmark, line, marches, marge, margin, term, termination, vergeAntonyms:
center, citadel, estate, inside, interior, land, region, territoryPreposition:
The boundaries of an estate; the boundary between neighboring territories.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
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terminus ad quem, terminal point, edge, point of accumulation, demarcation, bound, spring, leap, limit point, demarcation line, saltation, bounce, bounds, boundary, leaping, limitationterminus ad quem, terminal point, limitnoun
final or latest limiting point
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bound, limitation, point of accumulation, limit point, demarcation, terminus ad quem, demarcation line, boundary, terminal pointlimitnoun
as far as something can go
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limitation, demarcation line, limit point, demarcation, terminus ad quem, bound, terminal point, boundary, point of accumulationlimit, demarcation, demarcation linenoun
the boundary of a specific area
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line, limitation, demarcation line, limit point, contrast, demarcation, terminus ad quem, bound, terminal point, dividing line, boundary, point of accumulationlimit, limit point, point of accumulationnoun
the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
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limitation, demarcation line, limit point, demarcation, terminus ad quem, bound, terminal point, boundary, point of accumulationlimit, 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"
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limitation, demarcation line, limit point, demarcation, terminus ad quem, bound, restriction, terminal point, boundary, point of accumulationrestrict, 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"
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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, keep back, cut back, set, encloselimit, circumscribe, confineverb
restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
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restrict, detain, hold in, trammel, circumscribe, set, restrain, confine, bound, throttle, hold, determine, define, specify, enclose, fixspecify, set, determine, define, fix, limitverb
decide upon or fix definitely
"fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
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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, 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
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
limitnoun
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bound, frontier, boundary, confine, bourn, termination, precinct, marcheslimitnoun
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restriction, restraint, obstruction, check, hinderancelimitverb
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bound, circumscribe, define, set bounds to, fix the limits oflimitverb
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
limitnoun
Synonyms:
bound, boundary, confine, extent, restriction, check, restraint, limitationlimitverb
Synonyms:
restrict, circumscribe, define, confine
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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?
Congress knew it wouldn't be immediate, and yet Congress did not put in a time limit, that raises a real question for me whether we should be superimposing a time limit into the statute when Congress, at least as I read it, did not itself do so.
The take home message of this study is eat more plants, eat more plant-based proteins, limit your intake of saturated fats from all sources, and limit your intake of animal proteins, from all sources, all great messages in my book!
When you limit carbohydrates, the body gets really good at burning its own body fat because it doesn’t have a lot of sugar to burn for fuel.
The Taliban’s most recent edicts ban women from universities and from working with NGOs, and further the Taliban’s previous measures that closed secondary schools to girls and limit the ability of women and girls to participate in the Afghan society and economy, through these decisions, the Taliban have again shown their disregard for the welfare of the Afghan people.
There's a limit to how much you can cut, but there's no limit to how much you can earn.
Translations for limit
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- نهاية, حدArabic
- ограничение, граница, предел, ограничавамBulgarian
- límitCatalan, Valencian
- omezit, limita, mez, limitCzech
- begrenzen, Grenze, befristen, Begrenzer, Grenzwert, beschränken, LimesGerman
- limigi, limeso, limitoEsperanto
- límite, limitarSpanish
- piirama, piirang, piirEstonian
- حدPersian
- rajoitus, raja-arvo, rajoittaa, rajaFinnish
- limite, limiterFrench
- cumIrish
- iomallScottish Gaelic
- הגביל, תחםHebrew
- határHungarian
- սահմանArmenian
- batasIndonesian
- limitoIdo
- limiteItalian
- 限度, 限界Japanese
- ზღვარიGeorgian
- 제한Korean
- سنورKurdish
- cohibereLatin
- had, batasMalay
- beperken, limiet, grensDutch
- grenseNorwegian
- limit, granicaPolish
- limitar, restringir, limitePortuguese
- limită, graniță, restrânge, valoare extremă, margine, valoare limităRomanian
- ограничивать, предел, ограничитьRussian
- granicaSerbo-Croatian
- omejitev, limita, omejitiSlovene
- cak, kufiAlbanian
- gräns, begränsning, begränsa, limes, gränsvärdeSwedish
- హద్దుTelugu
- ҳадTajik
- tahdit etmek, kısıtlayıcı, sınırlayıcı, sınırlamakTurkish
- حدUrdu
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