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
9. (verb) specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit
decide upon or fix definitely
Synonyms: 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, limit, 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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Synonyms and Antonyms of limit 
