limited
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2.0
- adjective
- /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/
:
limitado
- The students in this class are English language learners and have limited background knowledge in music and art.
- limited ability
- limited skills
- limited knowledge
I think he makes himself appear as if he's limited or handicapped limited.
- I think he makes himself appear as if he's limited or handicapped limited.
- And it's happening now, the clutches of limited perception.
Examples
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I said we had limited resources, and the choice of how to allocate those resources belongs to me.
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His understanding of the topic was quite limited, leaving him feeling unprepared for the exam.
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There has been very limited success so far.
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We have limited resources, sir.
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The majority of respondents in the present study had limited ability to read, write, or speak English.
Academic text (2011) -
There was the inevitable struggle for funding, in a situation where there was intense competition for limited Defense resources.
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You've done a great job, an astounding job considering the limited resources available to you.
Fiction book (1991) -
US farmworkers are typically Hispanic with limited education, income, and English proficiency.
Academic text (2011) -
Begging your pardon, Coach Penny, but gymnastics is hardly fair to those of us with limited, yet age-appropriate, upper body strength.
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Despite her hard work, she felt her skills were limited and couldn't compete with others.
Synonyms
838
1.0
Not good enough in quality or amount
118
4.4
Not enough or not good enough to do what is needed
109
4.8
Only average in quality and not very good
86
3.6
Not enough in amount or quality to meet a need
48
4.8
Too small in amount or quality to be enough
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4.3
Not having enough of something needed
4
5.6
Less good than the best choice
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
4
4.4
Owners are responsible for a company's debts only up to the money they invested
- Specialized
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7.1
A war fought to reach small, certain goals without trying to destroy the enemy
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3.4
A company where owners only lose the money they invest if the business owes money
- Specialized
A check of company accounts that is less complete than an audit, giving some confidence they are correct
An area that runs its own government but most countries do not accept it as a country
How Good
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Limited comes from the root limit ('boundary'), and this idea of being inside a small boundary helped the word mean 'not much'. That's why we call a person's skill or experience 'limited' when it is small or not very good.