limit; bound; boundary




the greatest possible degree of something

"what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"

Type of:
  • extent

Types:
  • knife-edge
  • starkness; absoluteness; utterness
  • thermal barrier; heat barrier
  • utmost; uttermost; maximum; level best
  • verge; brink


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