limit
Not beyond this
An implicit idea in the various meanings of limit is the existence of a point or place that marks a difference between two things, as in that fence is the limit of our property or what’s the speed limit here?
When limit is used as a verb, it means to create or impose a limit: The government limited its citizens’ access to the Internet. Limits nearly always apply to things that are measurable, with numbers, time, and space being the favorites.
Something characterized informally as the limit is exasperating, not to be tolerated, or extremely amusing: I reached my limit with her insubordination.
Outer edge or limit
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- frontierEdge of settlement
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
barrier · threshold · margin · confines · brink · verge · cutoff · line
Limiting condition or rule
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- banOfficial restriction on something
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
curtailment · regulation · control · restraint · injunction · clampdown · curb · ceiling
Utmost height attained
- maximumGreatest permitted quantity
- minimumSmallest possible quantity
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- floorIndoor walking surface
utmost · ultimate · outer · furthest · threshold · saturation · breaking point · tipping point
Greatest permitted quantity
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- capCovering for top
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- allocationDistribution of shares
bandwidth · storage · load · occupancy · volume · allowance · ration · headroom
To impose limits upon
- confineRestrict to boundaries
- constrainTo limit or restrict
- containHold within limits
- boundSecured or destined
circumscribe · curtail · hem in · box in · hold back · rein in · cap · check
Process of approaching sameness
- calculusMathematical analysis system
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
- infinityUnlimited extent or quantity
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
series · asymptote · bounded · epsilon · delta · continuity · approximation · approaches
border
Outer edge or limit
demarcation · barrier · threshold · margin · confines · brink · verge · cutoff · line · extent
constraint
Limiting condition or rule
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- banOfficial restriction on something
moratorium · curtailment · regulation · control · restraint · injunction · clampdown · curb · ceiling · cap
peak
Utmost height attained
floor · utmost · ultimate · outer · furthest · threshold · saturation · breaking point · tipping point · boiling point
maximum
Greatest permitted quantity
allocation · bandwidth · storage · load · occupancy · volume · allowance · ration · headroom · saturation
restrict
To impose limits upon
bound · circumscribe · curtail · hem in · box in · hold back · rein in · cap · check · bridle
convergence
Process of approaching sameness
- calculusMathematical analysis system
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
- infinityUnlimited extent or quantity
sequence · series · asymptote · bounded · epsilon · delta · continuity · approximation · approaches · upper bound
- pokerblinds, all-in, all in, call, seven-card stud
- confinementcell, cage, prison, jail, imprisonment
- credit cardscredit card, loyalty card, cardholder, cashback offers, card number
- limitsprice ceiling, debt ceiling, maximum capacity, print size, display size
- obstaclesbarriers, block, obstacles, barrier, blockers
- obstructblock, halt, stop, impede, hinder
limitlimitlessness
State without constraints
boundlessness · infinity · unlimited · infinite · unlimitedness
- speed limitMaximum legal driving pace
- off limitsProhibited from access
- time limitMaximum duration permitted
- limited editionSmall intentional production run
- the sky is the limitNo upper bound exists
- age limitEligibility threshold by years
limited, limits, unlimited, limitless, eliminate, limitation, limiting, sublime, elimination