LIMITED
Dictionary entry overview: What does limited mean?
• LIMITED (noun)
The noun LIMITED has 1 sense:
1. public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
Familiarity information: LIMITED used as a noun is very rare.
• LIMITED (adjective)
The adjective LIMITED has 7 senses:
1. small in range or scope
2. subject to limits or subjected to limits
3. including only a part
4. mediocre
5. not excessive
6. having a specific function or scope
7. not unlimited
Familiarity information: LIMITED used as an adjective is common.
Dictionary entry details
• LIMITED (noun)
Meaning:
Public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
limited; express
Context example:
he caught the express to New York
Hypernyms ("limited" is a kind of...):
public transport (conveyance for passengers or mail or freight)
• LIMITED (adjective)
Meaning:
Small in range or scope
Context examples:
limited war / a limited success / a limited circle of friends
Similar:
narrow; minor; modest; pocket-size; pocket-sized; small; small-scale (limited in size or scope)
controlled; restricted (curbed or regulated)
constricted (inhibited)
Also:
narrow (not wide)
Antonym:
unlimited (having no limits in range or scope)
Meaning:
Subject to limits or subjected to limits
Synonyms:
circumscribed; limited
Similar:
restricted (subject to restriction or subjected to restriction)
Meaning:
Including only a part
Similar:
incomprehensive; noncomprehensive (not comprehensive)
Meaning:
Mediocre
Synonyms:
modified; limited
Similar:
qualified (limited or restricted; not absolute)
Meaning:
Not excessive
Similar:
moderate (being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme)
Meaning:
Having a specific function or scope
Synonyms:
special; limited
Context example:
a special (or specific) role in the mission
Similar:
specific ((sometimes followed by 'to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique)
Meaning:
Not unlimited
Context example:
a limited list of choices
Similar:
finite (bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent)
