| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | and no more | with nothing beyond that |
| 2. | and nothing in excess | nothing beyond the limit |
| 3. | and nothing more | only that; no extra |
| 4. | as far as | up to a stated extent |
| 5. | as high as | up to a stated level |
| 6. | as late as | up to a latest time |
| 7. | as long as | up to a stated duration |
| 8. | as much as | up to; not exceeding |
| 9. | at maximum | at the highest possible amount |
| 10. | at or below | not above a stated level |
| 11. | at or under the limit | not above the limit |
| 12. | at the most | in the greatest possible amount |
| 13. | at the very most | in the absolute maximum amount |
| 14. | barely up to | only reaching a maximum |
| 15. | below the maximum | less than the maximum |
| 16. | below the stated maximum | less than the stated maximum |
| 17. | below the upper limit | less than the upper limit |
| 18. | bounded above by | limited by an upper limit |
| 19. | can’t exceed | must not go beyond |
| 20. | cannot exceed | must not go beyond |
| 21. | capped at | limited to a maximum |
| 22. | ceilinged at | limited by a maximum |
| 23. | confined to | kept within a maximum |
| 24. | for no more than | not exceeding a stated amount |
| 25. | for up to | for a maximum amount of |
| 26. | from now until | no later than a time |
| 27. | goes no higher than | does not exceed a level |
| 28. | held to | kept to a set maximum |
| 29. | in the best case | at the highest possible estimate |
| 30. | in the most | at the greatest possible extent |
| 31. | in the upper range of | not beyond the high end |
| 32. | insofar as | to the extent that |
| 33. | just up to | only as far as a limit |
| 34. | kept below | not allowed to go above |
| 35. | kept to a maximum of | limited to a maximum amount |
| 36. | kept under | maintained below a limit |
| 37. | kept within | maintained inside set limits |
| 38. | less than or equal to | not greater than a value |
| 39. | limited to | restricted to a maximum |
| 40. | max out at | reach the maximum limit |
| 41. | maximum of | upper limit of a quantity |
| 42. | maxing out at | reaching the maximum limit |
| 43. | may not exceed | not permitted to exceed |
| 44. | must not exceed | must stay under a limit |
| 45. | never above | not higher than a limit |
| 46. | never beyond | not past a stated limit |
| 47. | never over | not exceeding a stated amount |
| 48. | no bigger than | not larger than a stated size |
| 49. | no earlier than | not before a stated time |
| 50. | no further than | not beyond a point or limit |
| 51. | no greater than | not larger than a stated amount |
| 52. | no higher than | not above a stated level |
| 53. | no larger than | not bigger than a stated size |
| 54. | no later than | not after a stated time |
| 55. | no longer than | not exceeding a stated duration |
| 56. | no more than | not exceeding a stated amount |
| 57. | not above | not higher than a limit |
| 58. | not allowed to exceed | forbidden to go beyond |
| 59. | not exceeding | not going beyond a limit |
| 60. | not more than | no greater than a stated amount |
| 61. | not permitted to exceed | not allowed to go beyond |
| 62. | not to exceed | must not go beyond |
| 63. | not to go over | must not exceed |
| 64. | nothing above | not exceeding a stated amount |
| 65. | nothing beyond | not exceeding a limit |
| 66. | nothing greater than | not exceeding a stated amount |
| 67. | nothing in excess of | not exceeding a stated amount |
| 68. | nothing more than | only; not exceeding |
| 69. | nothing over | not exceeding a stated amount |
| 70. | nothing past | not beyond a limit |
| 71. | nothing upwards of | not exceeding a stated amount |
| 72. | on the outside | at the highest possible estimate |
| 73. | only as far as | limited to a certain point |
| 74. | only as high as | not higher than a level |
| 75. | only as much as | limited to that amount |
| 76. | only so much as | limited to that amount |
| 77. | only to the extent of | limited to that degree |
| 78. | only up to | limited to; not exceeding |
| 79. | only within | limited inside a range |
| 80. | peaking at | reaching a highest amount |
| 81. | restricted to | kept within a maximum |
| 82. | should not exceed | advised not to exceed |
| 83. | to a maximum of | limited to a stated maximum |
| 84. | to the fullest extent | as much as possible |
| 85. | to the limit | up to the maximum |
| 86. | topped out at | reached but did not exceed |
| 87. | topping out at | reaching but not exceeding |
| 88. | under a maximum of | below a stated maximum |
| 89. | under the cap of | below a stated cap |
| 90. | under the limit of | below a stated limit |
| 91. | up to | as much as; not exceeding |
| 92. | with a maximum of | having a stated upper limit |
| 93. | within allowable limits | not beyond what’s allowed |
| 94. | within bounds | not beyond acceptable limits |
| 95. | within permitted limits | not beyond what’s permitted |
| 96. | within reason | not beyond reasonable limits |
| 97. | within set limits | not beyond set boundaries |
| 98. | within the cap of | not exceeding that cap |
| 99. | within the limit of | not exceeding that limit |
| 100. | within the maximum of | not exceeding that maximum |
