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limitation
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of LIMITATION
1
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go <the bridge has a weight limitation that bars heavy trucks from crossing it>
2
something that limits one's freedom of action or choice <the state has some fairly strict limitations on the sale and use of alcoholic beverages>
Synonyms check, circumscription, condition, constraint, curb, fetter, limitation, restraint, stricture
Related Words exception, proviso, qualification, reservation, stipulation, strings; ban, prohibition, proscription
3
the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries <the limitation on the number of vehicles allowed on the island does not sit well with year-round residents>
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