Limit

//ˈlɪm.ɪt//

Synonyms for "limit" (381 found)

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Closest matches (77)

Strong matches (114)

confines constrict contain content continence contract copyright cordage cramp crest cripple crown culmen culmination curb cutoff cutoff point deadline define degree

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Verb(32 words)

contain cork cripple curb curtail dampen define delay determine difficult diminish fix forestay forslow frustrate get in the way guard hamper hamshackle handicap

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hinder hold back hold down hold up hurt impair impede impinge incommode inhibit interfere intervene

Noun(3 words)

demarcation demarcation line inverse limit

Related words (190)

keep within bounds leaven lessen limen limitation limiting limiting factor limits line line of demarcation littoral localize low-water mark lower limit major in march margin marginal mark mark out

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maximum measure meridian mete minor in mitigate moderate moderation modify modulate mountaintop narrow ne plus ultra nib no place higher noon nth degree nullify outrage outside palliate patent peak perimeter periphery pinch pinnacle pitch point pole poundage precincts prescribe prescription proscription purlieus pursue qualification qualify quantity quarter range ration region register regulate regulate by rein reserve restrain restraint restriction ridge rim room scant season separate set set conditions set limits seventh heaven sky snape soften space specialize specialize in specify spire stand start starting line starting point stint stipulation stowage straiten stub stump stunt summit surprise surround tag tag end tail tail end taper target date temper term terminal terminal date termination terminus terminus ad quem territory the last straw the limit the whole threshold thule tie tighten time allotment tip tip top tip-top tonnage too much top ultima thule upmost upper extremity upper limit uppermost utmost utmost extent uttermost verge vertex very top volume zenith zone

Verb(36 words)

lessen let mar obstruct overslaugh preclude prevene prevent prohibit reduce repress restrain retard set shackle slow down smother specify stay stifle

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stop straiten stymie subdue suppress thwart thwarten trammel umbeset underbring undermine vanquish weaken withhold withstrain worsen

Noun(8 words)

limit point point of accumulation projective limit restriction rim terminal point terminus ad quem threshold

Related word relations

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11 relation types

More general

17 entries

act bound boundary bounds choose decrease end ending extent extremity indefinite quantity lessen minify move pick out select

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More specific

5 entries

categorical product equalizer identity morphism pullback terminal object

Antonyms

2 entries

infinite unbounded

Synonyms

8 entries

border bound boundary edge reduce restrict specify terminus ad quem

Related terms

2 entries

bound function

derived

94 entries

Armstrong limit Atterberg limit Betz limit Bremermann's limit Chandrasekhar limit Chu-Harrington limit Dawes resolution limit Deutsch limit Eddington limit GZK limit Gabrielli-von Karman limit Gabrielli-von Kármán limit Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin limit Hayashi limit Hayflick limit Karman limit

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has context

6 entries

category theory cycling logic mathematics metaphysics poker

instance of

1 entries

manga

is a

5 entries

boundary extent extremity indefinite quantity manga

manner of

1 entries

decrease

related to

113 entries

allowed allowed speed amount back barrier beg border borders bound boundary bounding calculus calculus term cone constraint constriction

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Translations

212 translations across 66 languages.

Albanian

2 entries

cak noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
kufi noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)

Ancient Greek

3 entries

ὅριον noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
ὅρος noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
ὁρίζω verb (restrict)

Arabic

4 entries

حَدّ noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
نِهَايَة noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
حَدَّ verb (restrict)
حَدَّدَ verb (restrict)

Armenian

3 entries

սահման noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
սահման noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
սահմանափակել verb (restrict)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

limit noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)

Basque

1 entries

muga noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)

Belarusian

4 entries

лімі́т noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
мяжа́ noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
абмежава́ць verb (restrict)
абмяжо́ўваць verb (restrict)

Bulgarian

4 entries

гра́ница noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
гра́ница noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
граница noun (mathematics: abstraction of concept of limit)
ограниче́ние noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)

Catalan

2 entries

límit noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
limitar verb (restrict)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

سِنور noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

極限 /极限 noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
制限 verb (restrict)
限制 verb (restrict)

Czech

4 entries

limit noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
limita noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
mez noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
omezit verb (restrict)

Danish

4 entries

begrænsning noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
grænse noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
grænseværdi noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
grænseværdi noun (mathematics: abstraction of concept of limit)

Dutch

4 entries

grens noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
limiet noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
limiet noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
begrenzen verb (restrict)

Esperanto

3 entries

limeso noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
limito noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
limigi verb (restrict)

Estonian

3 entries

piir noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
piirang noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
piirama verb (restrict)

Finnish

4 entries

raja noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
raja-arvo noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
raja-arvo noun (mathematics: abstraction of concept of limit)
rajoitus noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)

French

3 entries

limite noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
limite noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
limiter verb (restrict)

Georgian

3 entries

ზღვარი noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
ზღვარი noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
ლიმიტი noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)

German

4 entries

Begrenzer noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
Grenze noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
Grenze noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
Grenzwert noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)

Greek

4 entries

σύνορο noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
όριο noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
όριο noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
περιορίζω verb (restrict)

Hebrew

2 entries

הִגְבִּיל verb (restrict)
תִּיחֵם \ תִּחֵם verb (restrict)

Hindi

3 entries

सीमा noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
सीमा noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
सीमित verb (restrict)

Hungarian

2 entries

határ noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
határérték noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)

Icelandic

1 entries

markgildi noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)

Ido

1 entries

limito noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)

Indonesian

2 entries

batas noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
limit noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)

Ingrian

1 entries

rajata verb (restrict)

Irish

2 entries

cum verb (restrict)
teorannaigh verb (restrict)

Italian

4 entries

confine noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
limite noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
limite noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
limite noun (mathematics: abstraction of concept of limit)

Japanese

4 entries

リミット noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
限度 noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
限界 noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
制限する verb (restrict)

Javanese

1 entries

wates noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)

Khmer

2 entries

កំណត់ noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
លីមីត noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)

Korean

3 entries

리미트 noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
제한 noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
제한하다 verb (restrict)

Latin

4 entries

limes noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
terminus noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
cohibeō verb (restrict)
fīniō verb (restrict)

Macedonian

3 entries

граница noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
ограничи verb (restrict)
ограничува verb (restrict)

Malay

4 entries

batas noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
had noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
had noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
hinggan noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)

Malayalam

1 entries

പരിധി noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)

Mongolian

3 entries

хэмжээ noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
хязгаар noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
хязгаар noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)

Māori

4 entries

tepe noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
tepenga noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
tārohe verb (restrict)
whakatina verb (restrict)

Norman

2 entries

lînmite noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
lînmiter verb (restrict)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

begrensning noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
grenseverdi noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
begrense verb (restrict)

Occitan

1 entries

limit noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)

Old English

1 entries

ġemǣre noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)

Old Javanese

1 entries

watĕs noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)

Persian

1 entries

حد noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)

Piedmontese

1 entries

limité verb (restrict)

Polish

4 entries

granica noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
limit noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
ograniczać verb (restrict)
ograniczyć verb (restrict)

Portuguese

4 entries

limite noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
limite noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
limitar verb (restrict)
restringir verb (restrict)

Romanian

4 entries

graniță noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
hotar noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
limită noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
limită noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)

Russian

4 entries

грани́ца noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
лими́т noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
ограниче́ние noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
преде́л noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)

Scots

1 entries

leemit verb (restrict)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

iomall noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

grànica noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
гра̀ница noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
ograničávati verb (restrict)
ogràničiti verb (restrict)

Slovak

4 entries

limit noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
medza noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
obmedziť verb (restrict)
obmedzovať verb (restrict)

Slovene

4 entries

limita noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
omejitev noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
omejevati verb (restrict)
omejiti verb (restrict)

Spanish

3 entries

límite noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
cortapisar verb (restrict)
limitar verb (restrict)

Swedish

4 entries

begränsning noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
gräns noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
gränsvärde noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
gränsvärde noun (mathematics: abstraction of concept of limit)

Tagalog

4 entries

hanggan noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
hanggan noun (mathematics: abstraction of concept of limit)
hgn. noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
hgn. noun (mathematics: abstraction of concept of limit)

Tajik

1 entries

ҳад noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)

Telugu

1 entries

హద్దు noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)

Thai

1 entries

ขีดจำกัด noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)

Turkish

4 entries

kısıtlayıcı noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
sınırlayıcı noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
kısıtlamak verb (restrict)
sınırlamak verb (restrict)

Ukrainian

4 entries

лімі́т noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
межа́ noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
обме́жити verb (restrict)
обме́жувати verb (restrict)

Urdu

1 entries

حد noun (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)

Vietnamese

3 entries

giới hạn noun (restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
giới hạn verb (restrict)
hạn chế verb (restrict)

Sample sentences

31 total sentences available.

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Death is only a horizon, and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.

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Schools have tried to limit their use by not allowing them to be used in math classes, although they allow them in science lessons to save time.

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There is a limit of two pieces of luggage for each passenger.

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We should observe the speed limit.

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