Synonyms of limiting

limiting

verb

present participle of limit

1

as in restricting

to set bounds or an upper limit for

limit the note to a few words

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restricting
• tightening
• confining
• capping
• blocking
• holding down
• hindering
• impeding
• circumscribing
• narrowing
• suppressing
• hampering
• obstructing
• modifying
• lessening
• barring
• contracting
• squeezing
• constricting
• pinching
• numbering
• qualifying
• repressing
• quelling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exceeding
• expanding
• broadening
• widening
• overextending
• overreaching

2

as in defining

to mark the limits of

adjectives limit the meanings of nouns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defining
• describing
• bounding
• delimiting
• marking (off)
• circumscribing
• demarcating
• governing
• controlling
• terminating
• demarking
• determining
• delineating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of limiting

That staff decided to redshirt Colson, limiting him to three appearances, including in the final minutes of the season finale against Utah. —Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024

Thousands were evicted after the city began limiting stays to 30 or 60 days for single adults. —Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024

But since Assad’s fall, Ankara—now the main patron of Syrian rebels, particularly HTS—has replaced Tehran and Moscow as the dominant external power in Syria, expanding the breadth of Turkey’s influence while limiting Iran’s. —Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024

Meanwhile, New York will consider a bill limiting the construction of new data centers and requiring them to report their energy consumption. —Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024