Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun limited

1 sense of limited

Sense 1
express, limited -- (public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York")
       => public transport -- (conveyance for passengers or mail or freight)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb limit

3 senses of limit

Sense 1
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle -- (place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends")
       => control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate -- (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger")

Sense 2
limit, circumscribe, confine -- (restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day")
       => decrease, lessen, minify -- (make smaller; "He decreased his staff")

Sense 3
specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit -- (decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters")
       => choose, take, select, pick out -- (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her")

Antonyms of adj limited

7 senses of limited

Sense 1
limited (vs. unlimited) -- (small in range or scope; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends")

unlimited (vs. limited), limitless -- (having no limits in range or scope; "to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism"- Philip Rahv; "the limitless reaches of outer space")
        => bottomless -- (having no apparent limits or bounds; "a bottomless supply of money"; "bottomless pockets")
        => oceanic -- (resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree; "the oceanic violence of his rage")
        => untrammeled, untrammelled -- (not confined or limited; "the gift of a fresh eye and an untrammeled curiosity"- Russell Lord; "the untrammeled rush that the snows had shown in the first spring sun"- Farley Mowat)

Sense 2
circumscribed, limited -- (subject to limits or subjected to limits)

INDIRECT (VIA restricted) -> unrestricted -- (not subject to or subjected to restriction)

Sense 3
limited -- (including only a part)

INDIRECT (VIA noncomprehensive) -> comprehensive -- (including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education")

Sense 4
limited, modified -- (mediocre)

INDIRECT (VIA qualified) -> unqualified -- (not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial")

Sense 5
limited -- (not excessive)

INDIRECT (VIA moderate) -> immoderate -- (beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending")

Sense 6
limited, special -- (having a specific function or scope; "a special (or specific) role in the mission")

INDIRECT (VIA specific) -> general -- (applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader")
INDIRECT (VIA specific, specific) -> nonspecific -- (not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides; "nonspecific enteritis")

Sense 7
limited -- (not unlimited; "a limited list of choices")

INDIRECT (VIA finite) -> infinite -- (having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude; "the infinite ingenuity of man"; "infinite wealth")

Similarity of adj limited

7 senses of limited

Sense 1
limited (vs. unlimited) -- (small in range or scope; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends")
       => minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized -- (limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country")
       => narrow -- (limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word")
          Also See-> narrow#1

Sense 2
circumscribed, limited -- (subject to limits or subjected to limits)
       => restricted (vs. unrestricted) -- (subject to restriction or subjected to restriction; "of restricted importance")

Sense 3
limited -- (including only a part)
       => noncomprehensive (vs. comprehensive), incomprehensive -- (not comprehensive)

Sense 4
limited, modified -- (mediocre)
       => qualified (vs. unqualified) -- (limited or restricted; not absolute; "gave only qualified approval")

Sense 5
limited -- (not excessive)
       => moderate (vs. immoderate) -- (being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart")

Sense 6
limited, special -- (having a specific function or scope; "a special (or specific) role in the mission")
       => specific (vs. general) (vs. nonspecific) -- ((sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident")

Sense 7
limited -- (not unlimited; "a limited list of choices")
       => finite (vs. infinite) -- (bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent)