Synonyms and antonyms of Limited and limiting in British Thesaurus

limited (adjective)

not allowed to go above a particular number, amount, or level

restricted (adjective)

intended only for people who have been given special permission

restrictive (adjective)

strictly limiting or controlling someone or something

limiting (adjective)

preventing someone or something from developing or improving

prohibitive (adjective)

limiting something, or preventing something from being done

exclusive (adjective)

limited to a particular person, thing, or group and not shared with others

specific (adjective)

limited to one particular thing

finite (adjective)

formal existing only in limited numbers or amounts, or continuing only for a limited time or distance

within limits ()

as long as a situation stays within what is considered reasonable

under control ()

if something is under control, people are able to limit it or make it do what they want it to do

a short/tight leash (mainly American)

mainly American under strict control

as/so long as ()

used before saying the conditions that will make something else happen or be true

closed (adjective)

with a fixed or limited number of parts, members, or answers

conditional (adjective)

something that is conditional will only happen if something else happens

contingent (adjective)

formal able to happen only in a particular situation or if something else happens first

controlled (adjective)

limited by a law

dependent (adjective)

if one thing is dependent on another, it is affected by the other thing and changes if the other thing changes

enforced (adjective)

happening because of a situation that you cannot control or prevent

exclusively (adverb)

used for emphasizing that something is available to or limited to one specific person, thing, or group

henpecked (adjective)

criticized and given orders all the time by a wife or female partner

ineligible (adjective)

prevented by official rules from doing something

institutionalized (adjective)

not able to live an independent life after a very long period inside an institution such as a prison

in the shadow of ()

feeling the negative influence of someone or something powerful or famous

limit (verb)

if something is limited to a particular place or group, it happens only in that place or within that group

little (adjective)

controlled and involving a small amount of movement, effort, or emotion

narrow (adjective)

limited in range or variety

narrowly (adverb)

in a limited way that does not include many aspects of something

on condition (that) ()

used for saying that one thing will happen only if another thing also happens

out of your hands ()

if something is out of your hands, someone else is now in charge of it

powerless (adjective)

not able to control or prevent something

private (adjective)

used only by a particular person or group, or available only to them

regimented (adjective)

organized and controlled by strict rules

reserved (adjective)

available to be used only by a particular person or group

restricted (adjective)

only for the use of or only including particular people or purposes

restricted (adjective)

controlled by laws or rules

restricted (adjective)

limited in what it is possible to do

seasonal (adjective)

available only during a particular time of year

small (adjective)

limited

someone can only do something ()

used for showing that only one action is possible in a particular situation, even if it is really not the best or most suitable one

subject to something (formal)

formal depending on whether something happens

tight (adjective)

controlled very carefully and strictly

under someone’s thumb ()

completely controlled by someone else

weak (adjective)

lacking power or influence