1. (noun)limit, bound, boundary the greatest possible degree of something 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. (noun)terminus ad quem, terminal point, limit final or latest limiting point Synonyms: bound, limitation, point of accumulation, limit point, demarcation, terminus ad quem, limit, demarcation line, boundary, terminal point
3. (noun)limit as far as something can go Synonyms: limitation, demarcation line, limit point, demarcation, terminus ad quem, bound, terminal point, boundary, point of accumulation
4. (noun)limit, demarcation, demarcation line 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. (noun)limit, limit point, point of accumulation 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. (verb)limit, limitation the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed Synonyms: limitation, demarcation line, limit point, demarcation, terminus ad quem, bound, restriction, terminal point, limit, boundary, point of accumulation
7. (verb)restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle place limits on (extent or access) 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. (verb)limit, circumscribe, confine 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
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 w Synonyms: boundary, barrier, confines, limit, margin, border, edge, line, term, bound, enclosure, marches, termination, bourn, frontier, marge, verge, bourne, landmark Antonyms: center, citadel, estate, inside, interior, land, region, territory