Limit
Limit verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.
To restrain and limit are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "To restrain" with "Limit", this terms are similar.
To restrain
Limit and to restrain are semantically related. You can use "Limit" instead a verb phrase "To restrain".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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In "Leap Day," Gloria is trying to restrain Jay when the boat captain tells the extended family and Cam & Mitchell's friends that they can't all get on the boat as the limit is 24.
Source: Series / Modern Family - During the FRLG arc of Pokémon Special, Giovanni shows that he is Crazy-Prepared as he claimed that he didn't expect Mewtwo to show up and try to kill him, but he apparently always brings around with him a special suit specifically meant to restrain Mewtwo and limit its massive power.
Source: Restraining Bolt
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To restrain and Limit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/limit/to_restrain
Limit & To restrain. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/limit/to_restrain>.
To restrain or Limit. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/limit/to_restrain.
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