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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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Previously the limit for a single stock was 10%.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The world champion saw off Luke Humphries 6-2 in the quarter-finals, but was pushed to the limit by Michael van Gerwen in the last four.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

"When radiocarbon values approach the limit of calibration, it is essential not to assign more precision than the data can actually support. In such cases, the comparison between archaeology, radiocarbon dating, and genetics becomes crucial."

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

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

Because she loved to hear it, and the men loved to hear themselves, they would “woof” and “booger- boo” around the games to the limit.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston