Meaning & use

limited

adjective·Everyday

Restricted in size, amount, extent, or scope; not extensive or complete.

See it in a sentence

The museum offers only a limited number of tickets each day to reduce crowding.

Because of limited funding, the project could only cover half the neighborhood.

A note on using this word

Limited often pairs with edition, time, or resources to signal scarcity or an approaching deadline.

Words with a similar meaning

restrictedfiniteconfined

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Words with an opposite meaning

unlimitedextensive

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