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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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