Antonyms for limits
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : lim-it |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪm ɪt |
Definition of limits
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French limiter "mark (a boundary), restrict; specify," from Latin limitare "to bound, limit, fix," from limes "boundary, limit" (see limit (n.)). Related: limited; limiting.
- noun greatest extent
- noun physical boundary
- verb confine, restrict
- Exceeding the limits assigned to it, my discussion has, however, extended too far.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- But we are approaching the limits of what government alone can do.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- But you must understand that there are limits even to what you can do.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- In 1784 but one slave was to be found in the limits of the meeting.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- The station was three miles away, and now within the limits of Ayer.
- Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
- Between these limits lies the printed correspondence of sixteen years.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- But chemistry has its limits as to usefulness in all human laboratories.
- Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
- In heaven, on earth and in the Nether World only the gospel of Buddha has no limits.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- But to do this one must be freed altogether from the limits of length and time.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- But already this first section of my book has exceeded its limits.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
Synonyms for limits
- absolute
- appoint
- assign
- bar
- bitter end
- border
- borderland
- bottle up
- bottom line
- bound
- bourne
- breaking point
- brim
- brink
- cap
- ceiling
- check
- circumscribe
- circumscription
- compass
- conclusion
- confinement
- confines
- constrict
- contract
- cork
- cramp
- curb
- cutoff point
- deadline
- define
- delimit
- delimitate
- demarcate
- destination
- draw the line
- edge
- end
- end point
- extent
- extreme
- extremity
- far out
- farthest point
- farthest reach
- fence
- finality
- fix
- frontier
- goal
- hem in
- hinder
- inhibit
- keep the lid on
- lessen
- limitation
- margin
- maximum
- narrow
- obstruction
- perimeter
- periphery
- precinct
- prescribe
- purlieu
- ration
- reduce
- restrain
- restraint
- restriction
- rim
- set
- specify
- termination
- the max
- the most
- tops
- ultimate
- utmost
- verge
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