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limits

NOUN

boundary

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STRONGEST

barrier border borderline bounds confines edge frontier horizon line perimeter

STRONG

ambit beginning borderland brink circumference circumscription compass end environs extent extremity frame fringe hem march margin mark mere mete outline outpost pale periphery precinct purlieus radius rim side skirt terminal termination terminus verge

WEAK

abuttals line of demarcation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

center inside interior middle

STRONG

opening start

WEAK

minimum

NOUN

circumference

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girth

STRONG

ambit border boundary bounds circuit compass confines extremity fringe lip margin outline periphery rim verge

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center inside interior middle

NOUN

confines

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bounds environs purview

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borders circumference compass country dimension edge end extent orbit periphery precinct proportions purlieus radius range reach region scope sweep term terrain territory

Antonyms

STRONG

center inside interior middle

WEAK

open

NOUN

environs

Synonyms

STRONGEST

suburb surroundings vicinity

STRONG

bound boundary compass confine district fringes locality outskirts precinct purlieus territory turf

NOUN

field

Synonyms

STRONGEST

area department environment job line province range region terrain territory work

STRONG

avocation bailiwick bounds calling champaign circle compass confines demesne discipline domain dominion jurisdiction margin occupation orbit precinct purview racket reach scope speciality specialty sweep thing vocation walk weakness

WEAK

cup of tea long suit métier

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STRONGEST

entertainment fun

STRONG

hobby pastime

NOUN

jurisdiction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administration arbitration authority command commission control discretion district domination influence power prerogative purview rule scope sovereignty supervision territory zone

STRONG

area bailiwick bounds circuit compass confines dominion empire extent field hegemony inquisition judicature magistracy might orbit province range reach reign right say slot sphere sway turf

WEAK

stomping grounds

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STRONGEST

impotence incapacity powerlessness submission surrender weakness yielding

NOUN

premises

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STRONG

bounds campus digs establishment fix flat hangout home house joint land lay layout office pad place plant property roof scene site spot terrace turf zone

WEAK

neck of the woods real estate

NOUN

purview

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bounds confines domain

STRONG

ambit amplitude area circle compass diapason dimension dimensions earshot expanse extension extent field gamut hearing ken latitude leeway length magnitude matter neighborhood orbit order panorama parameters play province radius reach realm run scope space span spectrum sphere spread stretch sweep swing territory tune vicinity width

WEAK

elbowroom extensity run of

Antonyms

STRONG

extreme height insignificance limitation

NOUN

range

Synonyms

STRONGEST

area dimension field length matter scope space spectrum territory

STRONG

ambit amplitude bounds circle compass confines diapason dimensions domain earshot expanse extension gamut hearing ken latitude leeway magnitude neighborhood orbit order panorama parameters play province purview radius reach realm run span sphere spread stretch sweep swing tune vicinity width

WEAK

elbowroom extensity run of

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extreme limitation

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part

NOUN

reason

Synonyms

STRONGEST

logic reasoning sense

STRONG

acumen apprehension argumentation bounds brain brains comprehension deduction dialectics discernment generalization induction inference intellect intellection judgment lucidity marbles mentality mind moderation propriety ratiocination rationalism rationality rationalization reasonableness saneness sanity senses sensibleness soundness speculation understanding wisdom wit

WEAK

sound mind

Antonyms

STRONG

body disbelief ignorance misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding physicality stupidity unsoundness

NOUN

restriction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

check condition constraint control curb limit regulation restraint rule stipulation stricture

STRONG

bounds brake catch circumscription confinement containment contraction cramp custody demarcation disability glitch hang-up inhibition limitation lock qualification reservation stint string

WEAK

ball and chain excess baggage fine print grain of salt no-no small difficulty stumbling block

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allowance liberation permission

STRONG

advantage freedom help

WEAK

enlargement expansion release

Example Sentences

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But, characteristically, he also frequently continued to stretch the limits of his music.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

And, on any given night, he didn’t hesitate to expand an improvisation to startling lengths, finding new ideas well beyond the imaginative limits of most jazz players.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

This led to supermarkets putting limits on how many eggs each customer could buy and both producers and retailers put prices up to offset their losses.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

While both have been damaged, formal limits or restrictions have been pushed off to “regional discussions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

He was highly popular, and I found that he took the familiar department of Mr. Jaggers’s business; though something of the state of Mr. Jaggers hung about him too, forbidding approach beyond certain limits.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

limits

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