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Nouns (7)

n. as far as something can go

n. final or latest limiting point

n. the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"

demarcation, demarcation line

n. the boundary of a specific area

Verbs (10)

confine, circumscribe

v. restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

restrict, put restrictions on

v. place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"

bound, throttle, trammel, restrict, restrain, confine

v. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (109)

absolute

n. something that is conceived to be absolute; something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control; "no mortal being can influence the absolute"

hat, chapeau, lid

n. headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

group, radical

n. (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

limit, demarcation, demarcation line

n. the boundary of a specific area

part, portion

n. something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"

party

n. a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part"

bound, bounds, boundary

n. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

confines

n. a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city"

margin

n. the blank space that surrounds the text on a page

height

n. the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

extremity

n. the outermost or farthest region or point

tip

n. the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

peak, point, tip

n. a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"

confines

n. a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city"

group, radical

n. (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

limit

n. as far as something can go

part, portion

party

n. a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part"

resume, sum up, summarize

v. give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"

specify, define, give a definition for

v. determine the essential quality of

decide, determine, decide upon, make up one's mind

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

define, give a definition for

v. give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"

demarcate, separate clearly

v. separate clearly and as if by boundaries

specify, intend, destine, designate

v. design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"

mean, think of, have in mind

v. intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

bridle, put a bridle on

v. put a bridle on; "bridle horses"

contract, narrow

v. make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"

order, regulate, regularize, govern

v. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

modify

v. make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

change, alter

v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

change, alter, vary

v. make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

hold, restrain, confine, straiten

v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

muzzle, gag

v. prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"

muffle, mute, damp, deaden, dampen, tone down

v. of sounds or images

stifle, muffle, smother

v. conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

decide, determine, decide upon, make up one's mind

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

define, give a definition for

v. give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"

demarcate, separate clearly

v. separate clearly and as if by boundaries

specify, intend, destine, designate

v. design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"

mean, think of, have in mind

v. intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

qualify, characterize

v. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"

ground, confine to the ground, restrict to the ground

v. confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

curb, restrict, curtail, cut back

v. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

qualify, restrict

v. make more specific; "qualify these remarks"

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (11)

intensify, escalate, step up

v. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

derestrict

v. make free from restrictions

free, relieve, exempt, release from obligation, free from a rule

v. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"

extend, expand

v. become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"

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