limited [lim-i-tid] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
limit [lim-it]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: confine, restrict
Synonyms: appoint, assign, bar, bottle up, bound, cap, check, circumscribe, constrict, contract, cork, cramp, curb, define, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, draw the line, fix, hem in, hinder, inhibit, keep the lid on, lessen, narrow, prescribe, ration, reduce, restrain, set, specify
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, let go, release, unbound
Main Entry: limited
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: inadequate, short
Synonyms: cramped, diminished, faulty, ineffectual, insufficient, little, mean, minimal, narrow, paltry, poor, reduced, restricted, set, small, unsatisfactory
Antonyms: adequate, ok, satisfactory, sufficient
Concept Thesaurus
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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Example Sentences
  • More than half the region's firms say limited access to electricity, telecoms and transport is a problem for business.
  • They completed a comprehensive and respectful makeover in four months on a limited budget.
  • They are covered by smooth and vascular mucous membrane, which is remarkable for its limited sensibility.
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Main Entry: abridge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: shorten
Synonyms: abbreviate, abstract, blue pencil, chop, clip, compress, concentrate, condense, contract, curtail, cut, decrease, digest, diminish, downsize, lessen, limit, narrow, put in nutshell, reduce, restrict, slash, snip, summarize, trim, truncate
Antonyms: add, enlarge, expand, extend, increase, lengthen
Main Entry: bar
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: prohibit
Synonyms: ban, boycott, circumvent, condemn, debar, deny, disallow, discountenance, discourage, eliminate, enjoin, except, exclude, exile, forbid, freeze out, frustrate, hinder, interdict, interfere, keep out, limit, obstruct, ostracize, outlaw, override, preclude, prevent, refuse, reject, restrain, rule out, segregate, shut out, stop, suspend
Antonyms: advocate, allow, open, permit
Main Entry: benign
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: not cancerous
Synonyms: curable, early stage, harmless, limited, remediable, slight, superficial
Notes: benign refers to a trait or characteristic; benignant to a tendency or disposition
Antonyms: cancerous, malignant
Main Entry: bound
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: restrict
Synonyms: circumscribe, confine, define, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, determine, encircle, enclose, hem in, limit, mark, mark out, measure, restrain, restrict, surround, terminate
Antonyms: allow, let go, permit, unbind, unrestrict
Main Entry: brief
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: short, compressed
Synonyms: abrupt, bluff, blunt, boiled down, breviloquent, brusque, compendiary, compendious, concise, crisp, curt, hasty, laconic, limited, little, pithy, sharp, short and sweet, skimpy, small, snippy, succinct, surly, terse, to the point
Antonyms: lengthy, long
Main Entry: check
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hinder, restrain
Synonyms: arrest, baffle, bar, bit, bottleneck, bridle, checkmate, choke, circumvent, constrain, control, counteract, curb, cut short, delay, discourage, foil, frustrate, halt, harness, hold, hold back, hold down, hold in, impede, inhibit, interrupt, keep back, limit, moderate, neutralize, nip in the bud, obstruct, obviate, pause, play for time, preclude, prevent, rebuff, reduce, rein in, repress, repulse, retard, slacken pace, slow down, snub, squelch, stay, stop, suppress, tame, terminate, thwart, withhold
Antonyms: aid, allow, assist, expedite, help, indulge, liberate, permit
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