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synonym (synonym of limit)

  • (noun.attribute)
    bound, boundary
    the greatest possible degree of something (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.time)
    terminal point, terminus ad quem
    final or latest limiting point (noun.time)
     
  • (noun.location)
    demarcation, demarcation line
    the boundary of a specific area (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.quantity)
    limit point, point of accumulation
    the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity (noun.quantity)
     
  • (noun.quantity)
    limitation
    the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed (noun.quantity)
     
  • (verb.change)
    bound, confine, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel
    place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    circumscribe, confine
    restrict or confine, (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    define, determine, fix, set, specify
    decide upon or fix definitely (verb.communication)
     

hypernym (limit IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • as far as something can go (noun.location)
    extremity
    the outermost or farthest region or point (noun.location)
     
  • decide upon or fix definitely (verb.communication)
    choose, pick out, select, take
    pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives (verb.cognition)
     
  • final or latest limiting point (noun.time)
    end, ending
    the point in time at which something ends (noun.time)
     
  • place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)
    check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate
    lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits (verb.social)
     
  • restrict or confine, (verb.change)
    decrease, lessen, minify
    make smaller (verb.contact)
     
  • the boundary of a specific area (noun.location)
    bound, boundary, bounds
    the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (noun.location)
     
  • the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed (noun.quantity)
    indefinite quantity
    an estimated quantity (noun.quantity)
     
  • the greatest possible degree of something (noun.attribute)
    extent
    the distance or area or volume over which something extends (noun.attribute)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF limit relation)

  • as far as something can go (noun.location)
    maximum
    the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    minimum
    the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    range, reach
    the limits within which something can be effective (noun.location)
     
  • decide upon or fix definitely (verb.communication)
    quantify
    use as a quantifier (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    name
    mention and identify by name (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    reset
    set anew (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    define
    give a definition for the meaning of a word (verb.communication)
     
  • place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)
    reduce, tighten
    narrow or limit (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    tie
    limit or restrict to (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    gate
    restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    draw a line, draw the line
    reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on) (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    mark off, mark out
    set boundaries to and delimit (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    harness, rein, rule
    keep in check (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    baffle, regulate
    check the emission of (sound) (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    cramp, halter, hamper, strangle
    prevent the progress or free movement of (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up
    restrict (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    clamp down, crack down
    repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable) (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    inhibit
    limit the range or extent of (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain
    hold back (verb.contact)
     
  • restrict or confine, (verb.change)
    hold down
    restrain (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    keep down, number
    place a limit on the number of (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    cap
    restrict the number or amount of (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    curb, curtail, cut back, restrict
    place restrictions on (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    delimit, delimitate, demarcate
    set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    content
    satisfy in a limited way (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    ration
    restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war (verb.possession)
     
  • the boundary of a specific area (noun.location)
    edge
    the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.location)
    city limit, city limits
    the limits of the area occupied by a city or town (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    upper limit
    the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    lower limit
    the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    three-mile limit
    the limit of a nation's territorial waters (noun.location)
     
  • the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed (noun.quantity)
    extremum, peak
    the most extreme possible amount or value (noun.quantity)
     
  • (noun.quantity)
    cutoff
    a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated (noun.quantity)
     
  • the greatest possible degree of something (noun.attribute)
    knife-edge
    a narrow boundary (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    absoluteness, starkness, utterness
    the quality of being complete or utter or extreme (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    heat barrier, thermal barrier
    a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    level best, maximum, utmost, uttermost
    the greatest possible degree (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    brink, verge
    the limit beyond which something happens or changes (noun.attribute)
     

derivation (.... is derived from limit)

  • decide upon or fix definitely (verb.communication)
    causal factor, determinant, determinative, determiner, determining factor
    a determining or causal element or factor (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    bent, set
    a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    determinative, determiner
    one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.time)
    limit, terminal point, terminus ad quem
    final or latest limiting point (noun.time)
     
  • (adj.all)
    deciding, determinant, determinative, determining
    having the power or quality of deciding (adj.all)
     
  • place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)
    limitation, restriction
    an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    confinement, restriction
    the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    clipper, limiter
    (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip of more.. (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    bond, hamper, shackle, trammel
    a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    bound, boundary, limit
    the greatest possible degree of something (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    limitation
    the quality of being limited or restricted (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.location)
    bound, boundary, bounds
    the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.person)
    controller, restrainer
    a person who directs and restrains (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    bound, boundary, edge
    a line determining the limits of an area (noun.shape)
     
  • (adj.all)
    restrictive
    serving to restrict (adj.all)
     
  • restrict or confine, (verb.change)
    circumscription
    the act of circumscribing (noun.act)
     
  • the boundary of a specific area (noun.location)
    delimit, delimitate, demarcate
    set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    demarcate
    separate clearly, as if by boundaries (verb.cognition)
     
  • the greatest possible degree of something (noun.attribute)
    bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel
    place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    circumscribe, confine, limit
    restrict or confine, (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify
    decide upon or fix definitely (verb.communication)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym derivation bound boundary terminal point terminus ad quem demarcation demarcation line extent bound extremity indefinite quantity end ending knife-edge absoluteness heat barrier thermal barrier level best maximum bound confine circumscribe define determine delimit
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