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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Its smoked chicken Caesar club contains 6.88g of salt - more than the limit of 6g of salt that adults are recommended to stick to in a day.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Single retirees would face a $50,000 limit, with the limit adjusted upward or downward based on claiming age.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

If you believe getting stronger requires pushing yourself to the limit at the gym, new research suggests otherwise.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

In other AI news, Google is expanding its Anthropic investment with a $40 billion commitment, and Oracle’s deluge of AI debt is pushing Wall Street to the limit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

However, the definition of the limit changes from time to time.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

the limit

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