limited
Syllables: lim·it·edUK/ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd//ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/
limited is the simple past and past participle of limit.
Adjective
limited (comparative more limited, superlative most limited)
- With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
- Restricted, small, few, not plentiful.
- There are limited places available. Enrol now or you will miss out.
- I have a limited understanding of quantum physics.
Meaning of limit
Verb
limit (third-person singular simple present limits, present participle limiting, simple past and past participle limited)
- To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
- We need to limit the power of the executive.
- To have a limit in a particular set.
- The sequence limits on the point a.
- To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region.
- a limiting friar
Noun
limited (plural limiteds)
- An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.
- Twentieth Century Limited
Synonyms of limited
Antonyms
Forms of limited
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more limited |
| superlative | most limited |
| Noun | |
| plural | limiteds |
Words formed from limited
- bandlimited
- feature-limited
- illimited
- limited-access highway
- limited atonement
- limited company
- limited democracy
- limited edition
- limited hangout
- limited-liability
- limited liability
- limited liability company
- limitedly
- limited monarchy
- limitedness
- limited overs cricket
- limited partnership
- limited-slip differential
- limited-stop
- nonlimited
- overlimited
- private limited liability company
- public limited company
- public limited liability company
- self-limited
- semilimited
- sex-limited
- third person limited
- time-limited
Phrases with limited
- limited out
- term limited
- limited editions
- limited hangouts
- limited companies
- limited monarchies
- limited democracies
- limited liabilities
- limited partnerships
- public limited companies
- limited liability companies
- public limited liability companies
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Questions about limited
- What does limited mean?
- Limited means with certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
- What is limited the simple past and past participle of?
- Limited is the simple past and past participle of limit.
- What part of speech is limited?
- Limited can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce limited?
- Limited is pronounced /ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/ (UK).
Words near limited in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: limited (page history and authors); limit (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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