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

2 senses of upper limit

Sense 1
maximum, upper limit -- (the largest possible quantity)
       => extremum, peak -- (the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak")
       => large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount -- (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)

Sense 2
upper limit -- (the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something)
       => limit, demarcation, demarcation line -- (the boundary of a specific area)