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adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of limited

1 having distinct or certain limits

To avoid overcrowding, the number of tickets to the outdoor concerts is limited.

Synonyms of limited

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

Words Related to limited

modified, qualified

detailed, exact, precise, specific

confined, constricted, moderate, modest

minute, puny, small, tiny

determined, fixed, settled

Near Antonyms of limited

bottomless, countless, incalculable, inestimable, inexhaustible, innumerable, unfathomable

unqualified, unreserved

general, indeterminate, nebulous, vague

enlarged, escalated, expanded

copious, plenitudinous, plentiful

Antonyms of limited

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

2 having a limit

Competition for limited resources among growing populations is often a source of international conflict.

Synonyms of limited

Words Related to limited

circumscribed, confined, restricted

definable, defined, definite, determinate, discrete

decided, established, fixed, set

exact, precise, specific

fathomable, measurable, mensurable, numerable

Near Antonyms of limited

unconfined, unrestricted

immeasurable, indefinite, indeterminate, measureless, undefinable, undefined, unfathomable

Antonyms of limited

boundless, endless, illimitable, infinite, limitless, unbounded, unlimited

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