Definitions

the limit

NOUN

excess

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exuberance glut overkill surplus waste

STRONG

balance by-product enough exorbitance fat fulsomeness inundation lavishness leavings leftover luxuriance nimiety overflow overload overmuch overrun oversupply overweight plenty plethora profusion redundance redundancy refuse remainder residue rest spare superabundance supererogation superfluity surfeit wastefulness

WEAK

overdose recrement too much too much of a good thing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

insufficiency lack need want

STRONG

base core few little scarcity

WEAK

dearth deficiency deprivation economy frugality moderation poverty privation shortcoming

NOUN

overage

Synonyms

STRONG

balance excess fat glut overflow overkill overmuch overrun oversupply plethora plus remainder residue superabundance superfluity surfeit surplusage

WEAK

overstock something extra too much

Antonyms

STRONG

base core insufficiency lack need want

NOUN

overmuch

Synonyms

STRONG

balance excess fat glut overage overflow overkill overrun oversupply plethora plus remainder residue superabundance superfluity surfeit surplusage

WEAK

overstock something extra too much

Antonyms

STRONG

base core insufficiency lack need want

NOUN

overstock

Synonyms

STRONG

balance fat glut overflow overrun oversupply remainder surfeit

WEAK

excess overage overkill overmuch plethora plus residue something extra superabundance superfluity surplusage too much

Antonyms

STRONG

base core lack need want

NOUN

oversupply

Synonyms

STRONGEST

glut

STRONG

balance excess fat overage overflow overkill overmuch overrun overstock plethora plus remainder residue superabundance superfluity surfeit surplusage

WEAK

something extra too much

Antonyms

STRONG

base core lack need want

NOUN

superfluousness

Synonyms

WEAK

balance by-product embarrassment enough excessiveness exorbitance extravagance extravagancy extravagantness exuberance fat fulsomeness glut inundation lavishness leavings leftover luxuriance nimiety overabundance overdose overflow overkill overload overmuch overrun oversupply overweight plenty plethora profusion recrement redundance redundancy refuse remainder residue rest spare superabundance supererogation superfluity surfeit surplus too much too much of a good thing waste wastefulness

NOUN

surplus

Synonyms

STRONGEST

balance

STRONG

excess overage overflow overkill overmuch overrun oversupply plethora plus remainder residue superabundance superfluity surfeit surplusage

WEAK

overstock something extra too much

Antonyms

STRONG

base core lack need want

WEAK

necessity

NOUN

surplusage

Synonyms

STRONG

balance excess fat glut overage overflow overkill overmuch overrun oversupply plethora plus remainder residue superabundance superfluity surfeit

WEAK

overstock something extra too much

Antonyms

STRONG

base core insufficiency lack need want

Example Sentences

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The company has begun metering computing supply to users during peak hours, but the rollout has been marred by customers who have complained that they are reaching the limit far too quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“At some point somebody has to say we’ve reached the limit for old airports like LaGuardia,” Schiavo said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

"The government has really pushed the number of solar panels that are required on rooftops right to the limit, we think 60% of homes can't actually reach that standard," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“I called them to see if they would up the limit because I have excellent credit, sufficient income and I don’t carry balances on any credit cards,” she added.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Sam knew the land well within twenty miles of Hobbiton, but that was the limit of his geography.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

the limit

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