unlimited
Americanadjective
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not limited; unrestricted; unconfined.
unlimited trade.
- Synonyms:
- unrestrained, unconstrained
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boundless; infinite; vast.
the unlimited skies.
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without any qualification or exception; unconditional.
adjective
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without limits or bounds
unlimited knowledge
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not restricted, limited, or qualified
unlimited power
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finance
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(of liability) not restricted to any unpaid portion of nominal capital invested in a business
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(of a business enterprise) having owners with such unlimited liability
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Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of unlimited
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at un- 1, limited
Example Sentences
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“There’s only so fast, even with unlimited resources, that you can make this happen,” Lehmkuhl said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Even the employees with unlimited paid time off feel the need to tell me why they’re taking time off and exactly where they’ll be, when they could simply say, “I need the day off.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
"The appeal comes days after Mr Burnham blindsided the industry by handing local authorities the power to impose unlimited tourist taxes," the paper adds.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The very name of this vast new police agency with nearly unlimited power gave many of us the creeps.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
I buy an unlimited MetroCard, the non-Decker, I-still-got-tomorrows edition, and Mateo copies.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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