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limit
noun as in greatest extent
Strong matches
absolute, border, bound, bourne, brim, brink, circumscription, conclusion, confinement, confines, destination, edge, end, extremity, fence, finality, goal, limitation, margin, obstruction, rim, termination, tops, ultimate, utmost, verge
Weak matches
bitter end, bottom line, breaking point, cutoff point, end point, farthest point, farthest reach, the max, the most
noun as in physical boundary
verb as in confine, restrict
Strong matches
appoint, assign, bound, cap, check, circumscribe, constrict, contract, cork, cramp, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, fix, prescribe, ration, restrain
Weak matches
bottle up, draw the line, hem in, keep the lid on
Example Sentences
Extracting important features quickly is critical, but conventional digital processors are hitting physical limits.
Tourists have described being "stuck in limbo" with the country's two international airports closed, flights cancelled and limited information from airlines.
“Such an increase in corn ethanol production could limit Brazil’s future corn exports,” Cordonnier says.
"Changes to the individual subcomponents were also limited and largely cancelled each other out," she added, noting that the ongoing shutdown had been mentioned multiple times as "a key concern."
That means, for example, less focus on limiting extremely hot and cold days, and more on ensuring "fewer people live in poverty and poor health so that extreme weather isn't such a threat to them."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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