Limit and Purpose

Limit

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

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

Purpose

Purpose noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

Limit and purpose are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Limit" instead a noun "Purpose".

How words are described

known known limit known purpose
exact exact limit exact purpose
similar similar limit similar purpose
normal normal limit normal purpose
Other adjectives: usual, common, specific, stated, original, initial, single, actual, real, main, practical, new, general, final, apparent, explicit, less, intended, higher.

Common collocations

ability limit ability purpose ability

Both words in one sentence

  • The purpose of an anti-lock brake system is to limit the brakes' strength so that they don't overtake the tires' ability to retain traction with the road.
    Source: Power Limiter
  • And Your Reward Is Clothes In the original it did, but the item had a time limit that made it tragically useless for his purpose.
  • Urban Legend of Zelda The use of the relatively-useless "Underwater" materia, which had served no purpose in the Japanese version and only removed a time limit during an optional boss fight in the other releases.
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