List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words -
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SYNONYMS: .
infinite, limitless, illimitable, boundless, measureless, eternal, innumerable,
numberless, countless.
These adjectives are applicable to what does not have known limits or
boundaries.
Infinite,
the most inclusive, refers to what has no limits with respect to quantity,
extent, time, or degree and is therefore indeterminate. In usage it is applied
most often to what is large beyond measure. There are infinite possibilities.
Limitless, illimitable, boundless
and
measureless
refer principally to what either physically or figuratively, has no known
limits in extent, size, or quantity; the limitless reaches of outer space;
boundless opportunities.
Eternal
indicates the absence of limits in time; it applies to what has no known
beginning and presumably no end, and is everlasting. Believe in the Lord Jesus
Christ and your will have eternal life.
Innumerable, numberless,
and
countless
refer to quantity beyond reckoning. There are innumerable stars. The grains of
sand on the beach are countless. The fish in the oceans are numberless.
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