self-limiting

adjective

That limits its own growth.

“a self-limiting disease”

Similar
self-resolving
Opposite
nonresolvingunresolvingworsening
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Meanings

adjectiveself-limiting (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat limits its own growth.

    a self-limiting disease

    1 more example

    a self-limiting colony of organisms

    Synonyms: self-resolving · Antonyms: nonresolving, unresolving, worsening

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThat limits its own growth.

Similar
self-resolving
Opposite
nonresolvingunresolvingworsening
Also see
self-resolving

Translations

Bulgarian самоограничителен
  • самоограничителен (samoograničitelen)limiting its own growth
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APA

self-limiting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-limiting

MLA

“self-limiting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-limiting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-limiting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-limiting.

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