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limited

  • /ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/ UK
  • /ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/ Canada, US
  • [ˈlɪm.ɪ.ɾɪd] Canada, US
  • /ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/ Australia
  • [ˈlɪm.ɪ.ɾɪd] Australia
  • /ˈlɪm.ə.tɪd/ Australia

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of limit

adjective more limited · most limited

  1. With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
  2. Restricted, small, few, not plentiful. There are limited places available. Enrol now or you will miss out.

Similar: finite · Opposite: boundless, endless, infinite, unlimited

noun limiteds

  1. An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops. Twentieth Century Limited

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: restricted, circumscribed, controlled, narrow, moderate, modified, small-scale, small, specific, special, qualified, minor, modest, incomprehensive, noncomprehensive, finite

adjective

Similar: finite · Opposite: boundless, endless, infinite, unlimited

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adj with certain limits placed upon it

Españollimitado
한국어제한된 jehandoen, 유한의 yuhanui
日本語限られた kagirareta, 有限の yūgen no
中文有限的 yǒuxiàn de
हिन्दीसीमित sīmit, परिमित parimit, संकुचित saṅkucit, संकीर्ण saṅkīrṇ
Portuguêslimitado
Françaislimité
Deutschbegrenzt, beschränkt
Italianolimitato
Ελληνικάπεριορισμένος periorisménos
Românălimitat, mărginit
Русскийограни́ченный ograníčennyj
العربيةمَحْدُود maḥdūd
עבריתמוגבל \ מֻגְבָּל mugbál

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@misc{limited_2026,
  title = {limited},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/limited},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}