Limitation
Limitation noun - A real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go.
Upper limit and limitation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upper limit" instead a noun "Limitation".
Upper limit
Upper limit noun - The largest possible quantity.
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Synonyms for Upper limit
Limitation and upper limit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Limitation" instead a noun phrase "Upper limit".
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Related pairs
- extremity and limitation
- extremity and upper limit
- check and limitation
- check and upper limit
- control and limitation
- control and upper limit
- limit and limitation
- limit and upper limit
- end and limitation
- end and upper limit
- demarcation and limitation
- demarcation and upper limit
- limits and limitation
- limits and upper limit
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It's later revealed that this limitation is a result of brain-clamping — we've yet to see an upper limit on how much matter an unclamped Eeb can move telekinetically.
Source: Webcomic / Spacetrawler - It's later revealed that this limitation is a result of brain-clamping—we've yet to see an upper limit on how much matter an unclamped Eeb can move telekinetically.
Source: Power Strain Blackout - This limitation was added because some players tried filling the entire level with them to kill all hostiles at once; that and you'd probably hit the upper limit of ~600/768 entities in the original Quake engine.
Source: One Bullet at a Time
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Upper limit and Limitation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/limitation/upper_limit
Limitation & Upper limit. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/limitation/upper_limit>.
Upper limit or Limitation. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/limitation/upper_limit.
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