Amount and Limit

Amount

Amount noun - A given or particular mass or aggregate of matter.

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Limit and amount are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Limit" instead a noun "Amount".

Nearby Words: amounting, amounted

Limit noun - A real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go.

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Amount and limit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amount" instead a noun "Limit".

high	high amount	high limit
low	low amount	low limit
exact	exact amount	exact limit
similar	similar amount	similar limit
Other adjectives: normal, usual, specific, short, certain, total, reasonable, small, actual, large, huge, highest, maximum, available, unspecified.

Over time, the only changes have been in the time limit and amount of cash offered for a win (yes, even after all these years, losses are still $5 a point).

Source: Series / Family Feud
Averted in that there is no limit to an amount of PC's having a particular name; there can be any given amount of Amoses, Maliks, and Talias alive at any given time.

Source: Video Game / Armageddon MUD
Timed Mission: Instead of a finite amount of balls, this game instead opts for a time limit and infinite balls.

Source: Pinball / Safe Cracker

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Limit and Amount. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/amount/limit

Amount & Limit. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/amount/limit>.

Limit or Amount. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/amount/limit.

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