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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This has meant drivers are entering corners such as Degner One and Spoon Curve at Suzuka slower than the limit of the car.

From BBC

The escalation threat came despite opposition leader Yair Lapid warning its military was "stretched to the limit and beyond" especially on the front with Lebanon -- drawn into the war after Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel.

From Barron's

If investors as a group request more than 5%, the funds have to choose: honor the whole ask, or stick to the limit and prorate every investor.

From The Wall Street Journal

The teams agreed at a meeting with governing body the FIA and F1 last week that the issue of driving on the limit in qualifying would be assessed in an attempt to find improvements before the next race in Miami in five weeks' time.

From BBC

"But they have a mind-boggling ability to adapt to extremes. When it gets cold, a common strategy is to find shelter and become dormant until conditions get better. But instead of slowing down, snow flies actually prefer freezing cold, snowy conditions and hide away when the snow melts and it gets warm. They really push the limit of what's possible. Now we've found snow flies aren't just tolerating the cold, they have multiple ways to counteract it."

From Science Daily

the limit

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