| Main Entry: | breaking point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extreme tension |
Synonyms: |
overextension, overstrain, snapping point, spreading too thin, tension |
| Main Entry: | flash point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crucial moment |
Synonyms: |
breaking point, crisis, critical moment, hour of decision, moment of truth, turning point, zero hour |
| Main Entry: | limit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | greatest extent |
Synonyms: |
absolute, bitter end, border, bottom line, bound, bourne, breaking point, brim, brink, cap, ceiling, check, circumscription, conclusion, confinement, confines, curb, cutoff point, deadline, destination, edge, end, end point, extremity, far out, farthest point, farthest reach, fence, finality, goal, limitation, margin, maximum, obstruction, restraint, restriction, rim, termination, the max, the most, tops, ultimate, utmost, verge |
| Notes: | delimit means to draw the boundaries or limits of something; limit (noun) means the greatest possible degree of something or the point beyond which something cannot or may not proceed - limit (verb) means to restrict or confine limit marks an end to something; limitation is the extent of one's capacity or a constraint that stops something |
Antonyms: |
infinity, limitlessness |
| Main Entry: | showdown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confrontation |
Synonyms: |
breaking point, clash, climax, crisis, culmination, exposé, moment of truth, unfolding |
Antonyms: |
agreement, peacemaking |
| Concept: | Limit. |
| Category: | 3. Centrical dimensions; general |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
limit, boundary, bounds, confine, enclave, term, bourn, verge, curbstone, but, pale; 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; sluice, floodgate.
-adjectives
definite; conterminate, conterminable; terminal, frontier; bordering.
-adverbs
thus far, thus far and no further.
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