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

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boundaries

A clearer understanding of species boundaries can also improve efforts to return pangolins to areas where they once lived.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

And recently, I’ve been into a U.K. rock artist and again, I feel like when it comes to art, we are free from boundaries, and there’s really no meaning in labeling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

It said there was a need to define the "boundaries of business interactions through institutional measures, cutting off the grey areas where power becomes entangled with social obligations".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Both productions also transgressed personal boundaries that pushed Panettiere to lows no one should endure, but so many stars growing up in the spotlight unfortunately do.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

His weakness was his belief that evil had boundaries.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson