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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I log in to GI, a deck called “How Boundaries Build Safety.”

From Slate • May 10, 2026

This is one of the rare times when one-sided phone calls aren’t a bad thing, says Nedra Glover Tawwab, a therapist and author of “Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Trend-to-Product has helped create specifications and patterns for products such as Walmart’s No Boundaries Off-Shoulder Mini Dress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Boundaries proved difficult to come by, particularly against spin, with all-rounder Saskia Horley taking three late wickets to keep the total to less than a run a ball.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024

There were also many Numina connected with the life of the household, such as Terminus, Guardian of Boundaries; Priapus, Cause of Fertility; Pales, Strengthener of Cattle; Sylvanus, Helper of Plowmen and Woodcutters.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton