100 Best Synonyms for “Limit”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	allocate	to assign for a purpose
2.	allot	to assign a limited amount
3.	allowance	an amount permitted
4.	apportion	to divide and assign shares
5.	ban	an official prohibition
6.	bar	to prevent or forbid
7.	barrier	something that blocks or restrains
8.	bind	to tie down or restrict
9.	border	an edge or dividing line
10.	bottleneck	a point that restricts flow
11.	boundary	a line that marks an edge
12.	bounds	the allowed range or limits
13.	brake	to slow or restrain
14.	budget cap	a maximum allowed budget
15.	cap	an upper maximum amount
16.	ceiling	the highest permitted level
17.	check	a restraint that holds back
18.	clamp down on	to enforce stricter control
19.	confine	to keep within set bounds
20.	constraint	something that restricts action
21.	contain	to keep from spreading further
22.	curb	a check that restrains growth
23.	curtail	to reduce by restricting
24.	curtailment	a reduction by restricting
25.	cutoff	a point where something stops
26.	define	to set clear boundaries
27.	delimit	to set the boundaries of
28.	discipline	self-control that restricts behavior
29.	draw a boundary	to establish a dividing line
30.	draw the line	to set a firm boundary
31.	edge	the outermost boundary
32.	embargo	an official ban on trade
33.	extent	the range or scope
34.	fetter	to restrain or restrict
35.	finite	having an end or bound
36.	forbid	to not allow
37.	freeze	to stop at current level
38.	guardrail	a rule preventing harmful extremes
39.	hamper	to hinder or restrict
40.	hinder	to make progress difficult
41.	hold back	to restrain from advancing
42.	hold down	to keep from rising
43.	hold in	to keep from being expressed
44.	hold to	to keep within a set amount
45.	impede	to slow or obstruct
46.	impose a cap	to enforce a maximum
47.	impose constraints	to enforce limiting conditions
48.	impose controls	to enforce restraint measures
49.	impose restrictions	to enforce limiting rules
50.	inhibit	to restrain or prevent
51.	keep back	to prevent from advancing
52.	keep down	to restrain from increasing
53.	keep in check	to prevent from growing too much
54.	keep under control	to restrain within bounds
55.	margin	a boundary area or edge
56.	maximum	the greatest allowed amount
57.	measure	a step that restricts something
58.	meter	to supply in measured amounts
59.	moderation	avoiding excess by limiting
60.	moratorium	a temporary ban or halt
61.	narrow	to make less broad
62.	parameters	set boundaries for action
63.	perimeter	the outer boundary line
64.	price cap	a maximum allowed price
65.	prohibition	a rule that forbids something
66.	proscribe	to forbid officially
67.	put a cap on	to set a maximum
68.	put a ceiling on	to set a highest level
69.	put restrictions on	to impose controls
70.	quota	a fixed allowed share
71.	range	the span between extremes
72.	ration	a fixed portion allowed
73.	rationing	restricting supply to fixed amounts
74.	reach	the farthest extent
75.	regulation	an official restrictive rule
76.	rein in	to bring under control
77.	restrain	to hold back from action
78.	restrict	to keep within bounds
79.	restriction	a rule that controls what’s allowed
80.	rules	requirements that restrict behavior
81.	safeguard	a protective restriction or control
82.	scope	the range of activity
83.	self-restraint	control over one’s actions
84.	set a cap	to impose a maximum
85.	set a ceiling	to set a highest level
86.	set a maximum	to fix the highest amount
87.	set boundaries	to establish clear limits
88.	shackle	to restrain strongly
89.	span	the distance or range covered
90.	spending cap	a maximum allowed spending amount
91.	terms	conditions that set boundaries
92.	tether	to restrict movement by tying
93.	threshold	a level that must not be exceeded
94.	throttle	to control by restricting flow
95.	tighten	to make more restrictive
96.	undercut	to reduce below a set level
97.	underrun	to stay below an allowed amount
98.	undershoot	to fall short of a target
99.	underwrite	to set a maximum financial exposure
100.	upper bound	the highest possible value