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   limit

   /ˈlɪmɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass: "the success of the coup showed the limits of monarchical power"
   • ▪ the terminal point or boundary of an area or movement: "the city limits" Similar boundaryborderboundary lineboundbounding linepartition linefrontieredgedemarcation lineend pointcut-off pointterminationperimeteroutsideoutlineconfineperipherymarginrimextremityfringethresholdcompassOpposite centre
   • ▪ the furthest extent of one's physical or mental endurance: "Mary Ann tried everyone's patience to the limit" Similar utmostbreaking pointextremitygreatest extentultimateend pointthe bitter endthe last strawthe straw that broke the camel's backenoughmore than enoughinformal:the endit
   • 2. a restriction on the size or amount of something permissible or possible: "an age limit" Similar maximumceilinglimitationupper limitrestrictioncurbcheckcontrolcurtailmentrestraintdamperbrakereinOpposite minimum
   • ▪ a speed limit: "a 30 mph limit"
   • ▪ the maximum concentration of alcohol in the blood that the law allows in the driver of a motor vehicle: "the risk of drinkers inadvertently going over the limit"
   • 3. a point or value which a sequence, function, or sum of a series can be made to approach progressively, until they are as close to it as desired.

   verb

   • 1. set or serve as a limit to: "try to limit the amount you drink"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin limes, limit- ‘boundary, frontier’. The verb is from Latin limitare, from limes.

   Derivatives

   • 1. limitable adjective
   • 2. limitative adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   Synonyms for LIMIT: restrict, tighten, confine, cap, hold down, circumscribe, hinder, impede; Antonyms of LIMIT: exceed, expand, broaden, widen, overextend, overreach.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of limit in English. limit. noun. These are words and phrases related to limit. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of limit. The climbers had reached the limit of their endurance. Synonyms. end. furthest bound. greatest extent. end point. breaking point. ultimate.

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   Synonyms for LIMITS: restricts, confines, tightens, caps, circumscribes, blocks, hinders, holds down; Antonyms of LIMITS: exceeds, expands, broadens, widens, overreaches, overextends.

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   Synonyms for LIMIT: end, bound, frontier, confine, demarcation, border, demarcation line, extreme, Used in plural: bound; Antonyms for LIMIT: center, limitlessness, origin, incipience, start, minimum, limitlessness, infinity, allow.

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    limit. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Verb: restrict. Synonyms: restrict, confine, circumscribe, curb, restrain, narrow, check, hold sth/sb in check, hold back, cap, control. Antonyms: