Entry Word: limited

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 having distinct or certain limits <to avoid overcrowding, the number of tickets to the outdoor concerts is limited>

Synonyms bounded, circumscribed, defined, definite, determinate, finite, measured, narrow, restricted

Related Words modified, qualified; detailed, exact, precise, specific; confined, constricted, moderate, modest; minute, puny, small, tiny; determined, fixed, settled

Near Antonyms bottomless, countless, incalculable, inestimable, inexhaustible, innumerable, unfathomable; general, indeterminate, nebulous, vague; enlarged, escalated, expanded; considerable, copious, plentiful; big, bulky, bumper, considerable, extensive, goodly, good-sized, great, handsome, hefty, hulking, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), large, largish, oversize (or oversized), respectable, sizable (or sizeable), substantial, super, vast, voluminous, whacking; epic, grandiose, major; ample, broad, comprehensive, cosmopolitan, expansive, global, inclusive, universal, whole

Antonyms boundless, dimensionless, endless, illimitable, immeasurable, indefinite, infinite, limitless, measureless, unbounded, undefined, unlimited, unmeasured

2 having a limit <the limited number of answers for multiple-choice questions means that thereʼll be a good deal of guessing> — see finite 1