Limit and Upset

Limit

Limit verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.

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

Upset

Upset verb - To trouble the mind of; to make uneasy.

Limit and upset are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Limit" instead a verb "Upset".

Nearby Word: upsetting

How words are described

usual usual limit usual upset
original original limit original upset
initial initial limit initial upset
real real limit real upset
Other adjectives: large, huge, absolute.

Common collocations

someone limit someone upset someone
number limit number upset number
time limit time upset time
way limit way upset way
Other words: game.

Both words in one sentence

  • The Three Wise Men In a cutaway gag in Family Guy, two of the wise men are upset that the third has brought an expensive gift of gold, upstaging their gifts of frankincense and myrrh which they bought assuming a $5 limit.
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