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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | definiteness, conclusiveness |
| Synonyms: | certitude, completeness, decidedness, decisiveness, entirety, finish, inevitableness, intactness, integrity, irrevocability, perfection, resolution, terminality, totality, unavoidability, wholeness |
| Antonyms: | continuity, inconclusiveness, indefiniteness |
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| 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 |
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| Main Entry: | destiny |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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about to be, about to happen, at hand, brewing, close at hand, coming, destined, forthcoming, going to happen, hanging over one's head, imminent, impending, in embryo, in prospect, in reserve, in store, in the wind, in the womb of futurity, in the womb of time, instant, looming in the distance, looming in the future, looming in the horizon, near, near at hand, on the cards, overhanging, pregnant, preparing, that is to be, that will be, to come, unborn
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| Concept: | Destiny. |
| Category: | 2. COMPLEX CHANGE; Future events |
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-nouns
destiny (necessity); future existence, post existence; hereafter; future state, next world, world to come, after life; futurity; everlasting life, everlasting death; life beyond the grave, world beyond the grave; prospect (expectation).
-verbs
impend; hang over, lie over; threaten, loom, await, come on, approach, stare one in the face; foreordain, preordain; predestine, doom, have in store for.
-adjectives
impending; destined; about to be, happen; coming, in store, to come, going to happen, instant, at hand, near; near, close at hand; over hanging, hanging over one's head, imminent; brewing, preparing, forthcoming; in the wind, in the cards, on the cards, in reserve; that will, is to be; in prospect (expected); looming in the distance, horizon, future; unborn, in embryo; in the womb of time, futurity; pregnant (producing).
-adverbs
in time, in the long run; all in good time; eventually; whatever may happen (certainly); as chance would have it; che sara sara ["Whatever will be will be" (Italian)].
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| 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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