limitless

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈlɪmətləs/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Having no limits or bounds; infinite; without end or restriction.; Having no restrictions or constraints; unrestricted in scope, extent, or degree.; Boundless; immeasurable; too great to be measured or quantified.; Extending indefinitely in space or time; having no discernible boundary or termination.; Unrestricted in potential or possibility; offering unlimited opportunities.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

limitless potentiallimitless possibilitieslimitless supplylimitless energylimitless imaginationlimitless power

Derivatives

limitlesslylimitlessnesslimitlimitedlimitationlimiting

Synonyms

boundlessinfiniteunlimitedendlessimmeasurableunbounded

Antonyms

limitedfiniteboundedrestricted

Commonly confused

unlimited
EN: 'Unlimited' is more commonly used in practical/commercial contexts (e.g., unlimited data plan), while 'limitless' carries a more poetic or emphatic tone.
infinite
EN: 'Infinite' implies mathematical or absolute boundlessness, while 'limitless' is more general and often used figuratively.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember 'limitless' has a single 'm' and single 't': l-i-m-i-t-l-e-s-s. Do not double the 'm'.

💬 Examples

  1. The universe appears to be limitless in its vastness.

  2. She had limitless ambition and refused to settle for anything less than greatness.

  3. The child seemed to have limitless energy, running around all day without tiring.

  4. They gazed out over the limitless expanse of the ocean stretching to the horizon.

  5. With modern technology, the possibilities for innovation seem almost limitless.