Hypernyms for "limit"
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absoluteness
baffle
brink
cap
city limit
city limits
clamp down
constrain
content
crack down
cramp
cumber
curb
curtail
cut back
cutoff
define
delimit
delimitate
demarcate
draw a line
draw the line
edge
encumber
extremum
gate
halter
hamper
harness
heat barrier
hold down
inhibit
keep down
knife-edge
level best
lower limit
mark off
mark out
maximum
minimum
name
number
peak
quantify
range
ration
reach
reduce
regulate
rein
reset
restrain
restrict
rule
starkness
stiffen
strangle
thermal barrier
three-mile limit
tie
tighten
tighten up
upper limit
utmost
uttermost
utterness
verge
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.