Synonyms for illimitable
- adjective
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Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Impervious to limitation, without limit.
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So, too, boundless, illimitable, limitless, measureless, and unlimited are loosely used in reference to what has no apparent or readily determinable limits in space or time; as, we speak of the boundless ocean.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- infinite We cannot have infinite growth on a finite planet.
- unlimited English is the language of unlimited possibilities.
- limitless Consciousness is limitless and the ultimate reality.
- immeasurable Queen bees have an immeasurable amount of offspring.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| illimitable | steady | |
| infinite | steady | |
| unlimited | falling | |
| limitless | rising | |
| immeasurable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- endless2, immense2
- 8 letters
- infinite3
- 9 letters
- unlimited4, limitless3, boundless2, unbounded3
- 10 letters
- unmeasured
- 11 letters
- measureless
- 12 letters
- immeasurable5, interminable5
- 13 letters
- inexhaustible5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (endless2 = 2 syllables).