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limit

the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"

the boundary of a specific area

as far as something can go

the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"

the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity

restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

Synonyms:

• 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