The meaning of LIMITING is functioning as a limit : restrictive. How to use limiting in a sentence.

LIMITING definition: 1. preventing you from having much choice: 2. preventing you from having much choice: . Learn more.

LIMITING definition: serving to restrict or restrain; restrictive; confining. See examples of limiting used in a sentence.

He watched, waited, listened, limiting his replies to terse remarks and subjecting Stephen all the while to an intense, suspicious scrutiny.

Definition of limiting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 lim•it•ing (lim′ i ting), adj. serving to restrict or restrain; restrictive; confining. Grammar of the nature of a limiting adjective …

1. serving to restrict or restrain; restrictive; confining. 2. (of an adjective or other modifier) serving to restrict, rather than describe, the word it modifies, as this in this room or certain in a certain person. …

A limiting factor on our country's economic performance is its lack of resources. As a writer, I find the drama genre to be very limiting.

/ˈlɪmɪɾɪŋ/ /ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/ IPA guide Definitions of limiting adjective restricting the scope or freedom of action synonyms: confining, constraining, constrictive, restricting

Synonyms for LIMITING: restricting, tightening, confining, capping, blocking, holding down, hindering, impeding; Antonyms of LIMITING: exceeding, expanding, broadening, widening, overextending, …