Synonyms of delimit

delimit

verb

di-ˈli-mət 

as in to define

to mark the limits of

the highway delimits the eastern edge of the downtown area

Synonyms & Similar Words

• define
• limit
• demarcate
• describe
• bound
• circumscribe
• demark
• mark (off)
• terminate
• govern
• determine
• control
• delineate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of delimit

The search was reinforced in the area delimited by the previous flights. — Escher Walcott, People.com, 3 May 2025

Master the art of delimiting information Separating information properly affects your results significantly. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025

Infatuation opens his characters to, and delimits the extent of their participation in, the world. — Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024

Some of those words must remain embedded in Prosecco Superiore, the legal term tied to DOCG to indicate both zones precisely delimited by notions of quality, grapes, culture, history, and soils. — Susan H. Gordon, Phd, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024