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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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On Monday, Iran officially announced the formation of the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to manage traffic through the strait which it said should be within the boundaries communicated by the Iranian armed forces.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Therefore, they have a better idea of what boundaries not to cross.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The panel found the teacher's conduct "involved serious and repeated failures to maintain proper professional boundaries with a pupil and a failure to act in accordance with safeguarding expectations, requirements and responsibilities".

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The jazz musicians push the boundaries of their genre—one with an electronic artist, the other with a prepared piano—on a pair of new records.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Within the boundaries of the impossible task, of course.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega