limit as a noun: 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3
limit bound boundary extent knife-edge absoluteness starkness utterness heat barrier thermal barrier level best maximum utmost uttermost brink verge jump to corresponding sense entry
limit noun
1 limit The greatest possible degree of something:— To the limit of his ability.
synonyms: bound , boundary .
Roget 52 :completeness
etc.
adj.;
completion
etc.
729
integration ;
allness † .
entirety ;
perfection
etc.
650 solidity ,
solidarity ;
unity ;
all ;
ne plus ultra [Lat.] ,
ideal ,
limit .
complement ,
supplement ,
make-weight ;
filling ,
up
etc.
v..
impletion † ;
saturation ,
saturity † ;
high water ;
high tide ,
flood tide ,
spring tide ;
fill ,
load ,
bumper ,
bellyful † ;
brimmer † ;
sufficiency
etc.
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Roget 67 :end ,
close ,
termination ;
desinence † ,
conclusion ,
finis ,
finale ,
period ,
term ,
terminus ,
endpoint ,
last ,
omega ;
extreme ,
extremity ;
gable end ,
butt end ,
fag-end ;
tip ,
nib ,
point ;
tail
etc.
(rear)
235 verge
etc.
(edge)
231 tag ,
peroration ;
bonne bouche [Fr.] ;
bottom dollar ,
tail end ,
rear guard .
consummation ,
denouement ;
finish
etc.
(completion)
729
fate ;
doom ,
doomsday ;
crack of doom ,
day of Judgment ,
dies irae ,
fall of the curtain ;
goal ,
destination ;
limit ,
determination ;
expiration ,
expiry † ,
extinction ,
extermination ;
death
etc.
360 end of all things ;
finality ;
eschatology .
break up ,
commencement de la fin ,
last stage ,
turning point ;
coup de grace ,
deathblow ;
knock-out-blow ;
sockdolager [U.S.] .
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Roget 233 :limit ,
boundary ,
bounds ,
confine ,
enclave ,
term ,
bourn ,
verge ,
curbstone † ,
but ,
pale ,
reservation ;
termination ,
terminus ;
stint ,
frontier ,
precinct ,
marches ;
backwoods .
boundary line ,
landmark ;
line of demarcation ,
line of circumvallation † ;
pillars of Hercules ;
Rubicon ,
turning point ;
ne plus ultra [Lat.] ;
sluice ,
floodgate .
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Roget 621 :chance
etc.
156 lot ,
fate
etc.
(necessity)
601 luck ;
good luck
etc.
(good)
618
mascot .
speculation ,
venture ,
stake ,
game of chance ;
mere shot ,
random shot ;
blind bargain ,
leap in the dark ;
pig in a poke
etc.
(uncertainty)
475 fluke ,
potluck ;
faro bank ;
flyer [Slang] ;
limit .
uncertainty ;
uncertainty principle ,
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle .
drawing lots ;
sortilegy † ,
sortition † ;
sortes † ,
sortes Virgilianae † ;
rouge et noir [Fr.] ,
hazard ,
ante ,
chuck-a-luck ,
crack-loo [U.S.] ,
craps ,
faro ,
roulette ,
pitch and toss ,
chuck ,
farthing ,
cup tossing ,
heads or tails cross and pile ,
poker-dice ;
wager ;
bet ,
betting ;
gambling ;
the turf .
gaming house ,
gambling house ,
betting house ;
bucket shop ;
gambling joint ;
totalizator ,
totalizer ;
hell ;
betting ring ;
dice ,
dice box .
[person who takes chances]
gambler ,
gamester ;
man of the turf ;
adventurer ;
dicer † .
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Dutch: grens, kaap, limiet Polish: granica
2 limit 3 limit As far as something can go.
4 limit 5 limit The mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity.
synonyms: limit point , point of accumulation .
Dutch: verdichtingspunt, grens Polish: limes, granica
6 limit The greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed:— There are limits on the amount you can bet.
synonym: limitation .
Polish: limit
verb
1 limit Place limits on (extent or amount or access):— Limit the time you can spend with your friends.
synonyms: bound , confine , restrict , throttle , trammel .
Roget 761 :prohibit ,
inhibit ;
forbid ,
put one's veto upon ,
disallow ,
enjoin ,
ban ,
outlaw ,
taboo ,
proscribe ,
estop [Law] ;
bar ;
debar
etc.
(hinder)
706 forefend .
keep in ,
keep within bounds ;
restrain
etc.
751 cohibit † ,
withhold ,
limit ,
circumscribe ,
clip the wings of ,
restrict ;
interdict ,
taboo ;
put under an interdiction ,
place under an interdiction ;
put under the ban ,
place under the ban ;
proscribe ;
exclude ,
shut out ;
shut the door ,
bolt the door ,
show the door ;
warn off ;
dash the cup from one's lips ;
forbid the banns .
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Roget 229 :circumscribe ,
limit ,
bound ,
confine ,
inclose ;
surround
etc.
227 compass about ;
imprison
etc.
(restrain)
751 hedge in ,
wall in ,
rail in ;
fence round ,
fence in ,
hedge round ;
picket ;
corral .
enfold ,
bury ,
encase ,
incase † ,
pack up ,
enshrine ,
inclasp † ;
wrap up
etc.
(invest)
225 embay † ,
embosom † .
containment
(inclusion)
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Roget 469 :qualify ,
limit ,
modify ,
leaven ,
give a color to ,
introduce new conditions ,
narrow ,
temper .
waffle ,
quibble ,
hem and haw
(be uncertain)
475 equivocate
(sophistry)
477 depend ,
depend on ,
be contingent on
(effect)
154
allow for ,
make allowance for ;
admit exceptions ,
take into account ;
modulate .
moderate ,
temper ,
season ,
leaven .
take exception .
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Dutch: begrenzen, bepalen, beperken, indammen, inkrimpen, inperken, limiteren, terugdringen, volstaan
2 limit Restrict or confine within limits:— I limit you to two visits to the pub a day.
synonyms: circumscribe , confine to .
3 limit Moby thesaurus: Thule , Ultima Thule , abate , accommodation , acme , adjust to , all , alter , apex , apogee , appoint , area , assign , assuage , bar , be into , be strong in , bitter end , border , border line , bottom dollar , bound , boundary , boundary condition , boundary line , bounds , bourn , box , box in , box up , break boundary , breakoff point , bridle , brim , brink , brow , burden , butt , butt end , cap , capacity , caution , ceiling , channel , check , circumscribe , circumscription , climax , cloud nine , compass , condition , confine , confinement , confines , constrict , contain , content , continence , contract , copyright , cordage , cramp , crest , crown , culmen , culmination , curb , cutoff , cutoff point , deadline , define , delimit , delimitate , delimitation , determinant , determine , diminish , discipline , district , divide , division line , draw in , draw the line , edge , enclose , end , enough , environs , extent , extreme , extreme limit , extremity , fag end , farthest bound , feature , finish , fix , floor , focus , follow , frontier , go in , go in for , guide , heaven , heavens , hedge , hedge about , height , hem , hem in , high noon , high-water mark , highest degree , highest pitch , highest point , hinder , hold in check , inhibit , interface , it , joke , jumping-off place , keep from spreading , keep within bounds , leaven , lessen , limen , limitation , limiting factor , limits , line , line of demarcation , localize , low-water mark , lower limit , major in , march , margin , mark , mark out , maximum , measure , meridian , mete , minor in , mitigate , moderate , moderation , modify , modulate , mountaintop , narrow , ne plus ultra , nib , no place higher , noon , nth degree , outrage , palliate , patent , peak , perimeter , periphery , pinch , pinnacle , pitch , point , pole , poundage , precincts , prescribe , prescription , proscription , purlieus , pursue , qualification , qualify , quantity , quarter , reduce , region , register , regulate by , restrain , restraint , restrict , restriction , ridge , rim , room , scant , season , separate , set , set conditions , set limits , seventh heaven , sky , snape , soften , space , specialize , specialize in , spire , stand , start , starting line , starting point , stint , stowage , straiten , stub , stump , summit , surprise , surround , tag , tag end , tail , tail end , taper , target date , temper , term , terminal date , termination , terminus , territory , the last straw , the limit , the whole , threshold , tighten , time allotment , tip , tip-top , tonnage , too much , top , upmost , upper extremity , upper limit , uppermost , utmost , utmost extent , uttermost , verge , vertex , very top , volume , zenith , zone ... show more .
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