as in infinite
being or seeming to be without limits
the illimitable expanse of the universe
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Recent Examples of illimitable
Finally, the wheel has also turned for the Wise and Sophisticated Europeans, whose governments were once portrayed as having vanquished the pandemic with science, while Trump's America was a failed state where the coronavirus held illimitable dominion over all.
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Ross Douthat New York Times, Star Tribune, 1 Mar. 2021
But tracking down remnants of the UMG disaster has been a lesson in the limits of standard historical narratives and a reminder of music’s illimitable plenteousness.
—New York Times, 11 June 2019
Given this virtually illimitable complexity, go is, much more than chess, about recognizing patterns that arise when clutches of stones surround empty spaces.
—Christof Koch, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2016
Ross Douthat New York Times, Star Tribune, 1 Mar. 2021
But tracking down remnants of the UMG disaster has been a lesson in the limits of standard historical narratives and a reminder of music’s illimitable plenteousness.
—New York Times, 11 June 2019
Given this virtually illimitable complexity, go is, much more than chess, about recognizing patterns that arise when clutches of stones surround empty spaces.
—Christof Koch, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for illimitable
Adjective
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But that infinite magazine comes with a problem.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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All that work adds up to a seemingly infinite number of layers.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Boone area may be home to three different ski resorts—Appalachian Ski Mountain, Sugar Mountain Resort, and Beech Mountain Resort—but America’s Best Small Mountain Town also has endless appeal for travelers who’d rather not spend all day zooming down the mountain.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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The accolades were endless for Miranda in 2025.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Illimitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illimitable. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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