Synonyms for limited
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Restricted — restricted, small, few, not plentiful
restricted, finite, circumscribed, confined, special, specific, definite, qualified, conditioned, modified, conditional, determinate, expendable
Definitions
- adj. 1
Restricted, small, few, not plentiful.
I have a limited understanding of quantum physics.
- adj. 2
With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
Related words
- Word family
- limitedness
- Phrases
- limited democracy limited monarchy limited overs cricket
Example sentences
- restricted Freedom of speech is restricted in some countries.
- confined Tom is confined to a mental institution in Boston.
- finite We cannot have infinite growth on a finite planet.
- circumscribed Our existence is circumscribed by a beginning and an end.
- small However small it may be, I want a house of my own.
- narrow Tom drove through the narrow tunnel at high speed.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| limited | steady | |
| restricted | falling | |
| confined | falling | |
| finite | steady | |
| circumscribed | steady | |
| small | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- small1, short1, scant1
- 6 letters
- narrow2, modest2, finite2
- 7 letters
- special2
- 8 letters
- specific3, moderate3, modified3, confined2, definite3
- 9 letters
- qualified3
- 10 letters
- restricted3, expendable4
- 11 letters
- conditioned3, conditional4, determinate4
- 13 letters
- circumscribed3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (narrow2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- limité
- Italiano
- limitato
- Deutsch
- beschränkt
- Català
- limitat