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| Main Entry: | limit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confine, restrict |
| Synonyms: | appoint, assign, bar, bottle up, bound, cap, check, circumscribe, constrict, contract, cork, cramp, curb, define, demarcate, draw the line, fix, hinder, inhibit, lessen, narrow, prescribe, ration, reduce, restrain, set, specify, delimit, delimitate, hem in, keep the lid on |
| 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: | free, release, let go, unbound |
| Main Entry: | limit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | greatest extent |
| Synonyms: | absolute, bitter end, border, bottom line*, bound, breaking point*, brim, brink, cap, ceiling, check, conclusion, confinement, confines, curb, deadline, destination, edge, end, extremity, far out, fence, finality, goal, limitation, margin, maximum, obstruction, restraint, restriction, rim, termination, ultimate, utmost, verge, bourne, circumscription, cutoff point, end point, farthest point, farthest reach, the max, the most, tops |
| Antonyms: | infinity, limitlessness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | limit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical boundary |
| Synonyms: | border, compass, confines, edge, end, extent, extreme, extremity, frontier, perimeter, periphery, precinct, purlieu, borderland |
| Antonyms: | limitlessness |
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| 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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| Main Entry: | abridge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shorten |
| Synonyms: | abbreviate, abstract, chop, clip, compress, concentrate, condense, contract, curtail, cut, decrease, digest, diminish, downsize, lessen, limit, narrow, reduce, restrict, slash, snip*, summarize, trim, truncate, blue pencil, put in nutshell |
| Antonyms: | add, enlarge, expand, extend, increase, lengthen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bound/bounds |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | farthest limit |
| Synonyms: | boundary, compass, confine, edge, end, environs, extremity, fringe, limit, limitation, line, march, margin, pale, periphery, precinct, rim, term, termination, verge, purlieus |
| Antonyms: | inside, interior, minimum |
| Main Entry: | brink |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | edge of an object or area |
| Synonyms: | border, boundary, brim, fringe, frontier, limit, lip, margin, perimeter, periphery, point, rim, skirt, threshold, verge |
| Antonyms: | center, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | circuit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | revolution, track, boundary |
| Synonyms: | ambit, area, circle, circulation, circumference, compass, course, cycle, district, journey, lap, limit, line, orbit, perimeter, periphery, range, region, round, route, tour, tract, turn, twirl, way, wheel, whirl, wind, winding, zone, bounds, circling, circumnavigation, circumscription, circumvolution, gyration, gyre, perambulation, turning |
| Main Entry: | circumscribe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mark off, delimit |
| Synonyms: | bar, bound, confine, define, delineate, demarcate, encircle, enclose, encompass, environ, girdle, hamper, limit, nail down*, outline, restrain, restrict, surround, trammel, hem in, prelimit |
| Antonyms: | free, loose, open |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | climax |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peak, culmination |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, apogee, ascendancy, crest, extremity, head, height, highlight, limit, maximum, meridian, ne plus ultra, orgasm, payoff*, pinnacle, pitch, summit, tiptop, top, turning point, utmost, zenith, capsheaf, capstone, climacteric, crowning point, high spot, intensification |
| Antonyms: | anticlimax, cliffhanger |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | compass |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boundary, periphery |
| Synonyms: | ambit, area, bound, circle, circuit, circumference, confines, domain, enclosure, environs, expanse, extent, field, limit, limitation, orbit, perimeter, precinct, radius, range, reach, realm, restriction, round, scope, sphere, stretch, sweep, zone, circumscription, purlieus, purview |
| Main Entry: | constrict |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inhibit |
| Synonyms: | choke, circumscribe, clench, compress, concentrate, condense, confine, contract, cramp, curb, limit, narrow, pinch, restrain, restrict, shrink, squeeze, strangle, tense, tighten, tuck, astringe, constringe, draw together, strangulate, tauten |
| Antonyms: | expand, free, loosen, open, release, let go |
| Main Entry: | cramp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hinder, restrain |
| Synonyms: | bottle up*, check, circumscribe, clamp, clasp, clog, confine, constrain, encumber, fasten, grip, hamper, hamstring, handicap, impede, inhibit, limit, object, obstruct, restrict, shackle, stymie, thwart, box up, coop up |
| Antonyms: | allow, release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | culmination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conclusion; climactic stage |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, apogee, climax, completion, consummation, critical mass, crown, finale, finish, height, limit, maximum, meridian, ne plus ultra, noon, payoff, peak, perfection, pinnacle, punch line*, summit, top, zenith, all the way, blow off*, capper, crowning touch |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, opening, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deadline |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | due date |
| Synonyms: | bound, limit, period, target date, time frame, time limit, zero hour, cutoff |
| Main Entry: | demarcation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boundary, division |
| Synonyms: | bound, confine, distinction, enclosure, limit, margin, separation, split, delimitation, differentiation, terminus |
| Main Entry: | enclose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put inside, surround |
| Synonyms: | blockade, bound, cage, circle, circumscribe, confine, coop, corral, cover, encircle, encompass, enfold, enshroud, environ, fence, hedge, imbue, immure, implant, impound, imprison, include, induct, insert, intern, jail, limit, pen, restrict, veil, wrap, block off, box up, close in, encase, fence off, hem in, lock in, lock up, mew, mure, set apart, shut in, wall in |
| Antonyms: | free, release, let go, unloose |
| Main Entry: | extent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | range, magnitude |
| Synonyms: | ambit, amount, area, breadth, bulk, capaciousness, compass, degree, dimensions, duration, expanse, expansion, extension, intensity, leeway, length, limit, mass, matter, measure, neighborhood, orbit, order, play, proliferation, proportions, quantity, radius, reach, scope, size, space, span, sphere, stretch, sweep, term, territory, time, tract, tune, vicinity, volume, width, admeasurement, amplitude, bounds, elbowroom*, period of time, purview, spaciousness, wideness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fringe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | border, trimming |
| Synonyms: | binding, borderline, brim, brink, edge, flounce, hem, limit, march, margin, outside, outskirts, perimeter, periphery, ruffle, skirt, verge, edging, mane, rickrack, tassel |
| Antonyms: | center, inside, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | goal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aim, purpose of an action |
| Synonyms: | ambition, design, destination, duty, end, intent, intention, limit, mark, mission, object, objective, target, use, zero*, ground zero |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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