limited

1. 1.

   public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops

   “he caught the express to New York”

   Synonymsexpress

   Broaderpublic transport

Other forms of limited

plural

limiteds·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about limited

What does limited mean?

limited means "small in range or scope". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in limited?

limited has 3 syllables: lim-i-ted. The stress falls on "lim". In IPA it is /ˈlɪmətəd/.

What is another word for limited?

Close synonyms include circumscribed, modified, special, express. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of limited?

The recorded antonyms are unlimited.

Is limited a common word?

limited is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.