boundaries

NOUN

outer limit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barrier border borderline bounds confines edge frontier horizon line perimeter

STRONG

ambit beginning borderland brink circumference circumscription compass end environs extent extremity frame fringe hem limits march margin mark mere mete outline outpost pale periphery precinct purlieus radius rim side skirt terminal termination terminus verge

WEAK

abuttals line of demarcation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

center inside interior middle

STRONG

opening start

WEAK

minimum

Example Sentences

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boundaries

These boundaries separate the many tiny diamond crystals that make up the material.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

Instead, they learned to develop clear boundaries around audience interactions and clarity on who they wanted to be online – what we called “entanglement management strategies.”

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

Managers are adjusting to a world where buying the first round and cracking a joke could be seen as keeping the mood light—or blurring boundaries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

"It can make the boundaries between the personal relationship with the business and the celebrity's reputation much harder to separate," she says.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

They reached the boundaries of the island’s water, and the centaur stiffened, but the Ever Onward moved swiftly past, untrammeled by the island’s enchantment.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell