limited
Having set boundaries
Limited describes something with boundaries or restrictions—the opposite of unlimited or boundless.
A limited edition has a fixed number of copies.
Limited resources are scarce.
A limited understanding is incomplete.
In business, a limited company (Ltd.) restricts owners' liability to their investment.
Limited can also suggest modest or underwhelming: The results were limited at best.
Limited in scope
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
- regulatedMade to follow rules
- controlledKept within limits
- curtailedCut short prematurely
prohibited · banned · forbidden · censored · embargoed · capped · curfewed · rationed
Having definite bounds
- numberedAssigned figures for order
- countableAble to be tallied
- measurableAble to be gauged
- exhaustibleAble to be used up
temporary · mortal · fleeting · transient · ephemeral · terminable · time-bound · expiring
Seldom found or seen
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- scarceIn short supply
- meagerDeficient in quantity
insufficient · deficient · inadequate · shortage · dearth · lacking · minimal · scant
Kept within bounds
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
- trappedUnable to escape
- containedKept within limits
penned · caged · boxed-in · claustrophobic · hemmed-in · walled · bounded · circumscribed
Line marking a limit
- borderOuter edge or limit
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- thresholdPoint of beginning
confines · margin · cap · ceiling · cutoff · endpoint · horizon · extent
Intolerant of differing views
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- parochialNarrow in perspective
- insularNarrow in outlook
- myopicUnable to see far
short-sighted · blinkered · biased · prejudiced · intolerant · bigoted · small-minded · closed-minded
Limited to one group
- eliteSuperior select group
- selectiveChoosing with care
- members-onlyRestricted to enrolled participants
- VIPNotable, for short
gated · private · privileged · insider · closed · cliquish · discriminatory · exclusionary
restricted
Limited in scope
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
- regulatedMade to follow rules
- controlledKept within limits
curtailed · prohibited · banned · forbidden · censored · embargoed · capped · curfewed · rationed · quota
finite
Having definite bounds
- numberedAssigned figures for order
- countableAble to be tallied
- measurableAble to be gauged
exhaustible · temporary · mortal · fleeting · transient · ephemeral · terminable · time-bound · expiring · fixed
rare
Seldom found or seen
meager · insufficient · deficient · inadequate · shortage · dearth · lacking · minimal · scant · paucity
confined
Kept within bounds
contained · penned · caged · boxed-in · claustrophobic · hemmed-in · walled · bounded · circumscribed · tight
boundary
Line marking a limit
threshold · confines · margin · cap · ceiling · cutoff · endpoint · horizon · extent · range
narrow-minded
Intolerant of differing views
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- parochialNarrow in perspective
- insularNarrow in outlook
myopic · short-sighted · blinkered · biased · prejudiced · intolerant · bigoted · small-minded · closed-minded · shallow
exclusive
Limited to one group
- eliteSuperior select group
- selectiveChoosing with care
- members-onlyRestricted to enrolled participants
VIP · gated · private · privileged · insider · closed · cliquish · discriminatory · exclusionary · inaccessible
- availabilityavailable, unavailable, sold out, in stock, out of stock
- Exclusivityexclusive, elite, VIP, members-only, private
- scarcityscarcity, scarce, shortage, scant, scanty
- shortshort, brief, small, little, tiny
- size wordsbig, small, short, large, huge
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
limitedunrestricted
Having no limitations
unlimited · unrestrained · unconstrained · unbridled · open
- 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
limit, limits, unlimited, limitless, limitation, limiting, delimit, limitations, sublimity