Synonyms for limit

noun

1. The boundary

   end, frontier, border; see boundary.

2. The ultimate

   utmost, bourne, ultimate, farthest point, farthest reach, destination, goal, conclusion, extremity, eventuality, termination, absolute, ultima Thule, the bitter end*, deadline*, cut-off point*, the nines*; see also end 4, finality, purpose 1.

   Antonyms origin*, incipience, start.

3. The breaking point

   the last straw, breaking point, boiling point, coup de grâce (French).

verb

limit implies the prescribing of a point in space, time, or extent, beyond which it is impossible or forbidden to go limit your slogan to 25 words; bound implies an enclosing in boundaries or borders a meadow bounded by hills; restrict implies a boundary that completely encloses and connotes a restraining within these bounds, or a restriction of action within narrow limits the soldier was restricted to the camp area; circumscribe emphasizes more strongly the cutting off or isolation of that which is within the bounds, or a restriction of action within narrow limits he leads the circumscribed life of a monk; confine stresses the restraint or hampering of enclosing limits confined in jail