within bounds
- acceptableMeeting minimum standards
- permittedGranted leave to proceed
- allowedGranted permission to proceed
- limitsImposed maximum points
- boundariesLines marking separation
restrained · contained · moderate · reasonable · fair · legal · confined · controlled · proper · appropriate · fenced · territory · inside · scope · range · measured · tempered · restricted
spatial containment
within boundsout of bounds
Beyond permitted limits
out of line · off-limits · over the line · beyond the pale · against the rules
moderation vs. excess
within boundsout of bounds
Beyond permitted limits
excessive · out of control · unbounded · boundless · immoderate