Limitation synonyms and antonyms

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restriction
The definition of a restriction is a limitation.
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deprivation
A loss
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hindrance
Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
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weak spot
A shortcoming
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restraint
Control of emotions, impulses, etc.; reserve; constraint
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constraint
Compulsion or coercion
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deterrence
The act or a means of deterring.
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determent
The act of deterring; deterrence
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inhibition
(Chemistry) the process of stopping or retarding a chemical reaction.
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permission (antonym)
Authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
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prohibition
An order or law that forbids
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obstruction
(Sports) The act of impeding another player in violation of the rules, as when a player impedes the progress of an opponent not in possession of the puck in ice hockey.
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taboo
An object, word, or act protected by such a prohibition.
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control
Authority or ability to manage or direct:
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insufficiency
Inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally:
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deficiency
A shortage
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advantage (antonym)
Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end.
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interdiction
The destruction of an enemy's military potential before it can be used
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curb
A type of bit having such a chain or strap
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weakness
Something of which one is excessively fond or desirous:
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interruption (related)
The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
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impediment (related)
A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.
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refusal (related)
The act or an instance of refusing.
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blemish (related)
The definition of a blemish is a flaw in something otherwise perfect or complete.
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defect (related)
The definition of a defect is an imperfection or lacking that causes the person or thing with the defect to fall short of perfection.
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lack (related)
The thing that is lacking or needed
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extension (antonym)
(Semantics) Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; — correlative of intension.
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release (antonym)
That which is released, untied or let go.
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liberty (antonym)
(Philos.) Freedom to choose; freedom from compulsion or constraint
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reservation
Public land set aside for some special use
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condition
The definition of condition is the state something or someone is in or can also refer to a specific illness.
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repression
The act of repressing or the state of being repressed.
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suppression
(Botany) The failure of an organ or part to develop.
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cutoff
A device that cuts off a flow of fluid.
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interception
The act of intercepting or the state of being intercepted:
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stoppage
Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity, a blockage.
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definition
The level of detail in a recording, production, or digital encoding of an image or sound.
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qualification
The act of qualifying or the condition of being qualified:
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check
A check is the bill a person receives at a restaurant, or a paper order directing your bank to pay money to a third party from your bank account.
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injunction
The definition of an injunction is an order by the court to stop someone from doing something.
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bar
(Countable, uncountable, metallurgy) A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is .25 inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip.
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stricture
(Linguistics) the degree of contact, in consonants
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modification
A partial or slight change in form or content
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shortcoming
A falling short of what is expected or required; defect or deficiency
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want
The definition of a want is something desired or wished for.
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imperfection
(Uncountable) Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.
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failing
A minor fault.
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frailty
Any fault or failing arising from such weakness
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flaw
A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
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incompleteness
The state or condition of being not complete.
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increase (antonym)
An increasing or becoming increased
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toleration (antonym)
The act or an instance of tolerating
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freedom (antonym)
The condition of not being subject to a despotic or oppressive power; civil liberty.
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strength (antonym)
Cogency or persuasiveness:
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perfection (antonym)
A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal; faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence.
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arrest (related)
A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
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interference (related)
The definition of interference is the act of or something that obstructs or hinders.
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prevention (related)
The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
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barrier (related)
A structure that bars passage.
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boundary (related)
Any line or thing marking a limit; bound; border
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infinity (antonym)
(Uncountable) A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases further.
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extent (antonym)
The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.
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range (antonym)
Selection, array.
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circumscription
Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area
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confinement
The act of confining or the state of being confined.
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cramp
That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.
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limit
(Mathematics) A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).
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trammel
Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as a net or shackle.
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ceiling
The maximum height at which an aircraft can fly under normal conditions
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maximum
The highest degree or point (of a varying quantity, as temperature) reached or recorded; upper limit of variation
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limited (related)
A limited train or bus.
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validity (related)
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complexity (related)
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ambiguity (related)
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uncertainty (related)
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generality (related)
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discouragement
The condition of being discouraged.
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inadequacy
A shortage of required material.
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latitude (antonym)
Freedom from narrow restrictions; freedom of opinion, conduct, or action
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ability (antonym)
The quality of being able to do something, especially the physical, mental, financial, or legal power to accomplish something.
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Limitation Sentence Examples

  • Even with this limitation the subject is too vast for us to enter into details.

  • But this limitation is always taken for granted.

  • Was this limitation a reason for sacrificing the advantages we had gained?

  • All that it is necessary to assume is that the effects of the successive zones gradually diminish, whether from the increasing obliquity of the secondary ray or because (on account of the limitation of the region of integration) the zones become at last more and more incomplete.

  • Thus the limitation of the Milanese duchy under Filippo Maria Visconti, and its consolidation under Francesco Sforza, were equally effectual in preparing the balance of power to which Italian politics now tended.

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