boundary

[boun-duh-ree, -dree] / ˈbaʊn də ri, -dri /

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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There is certainly no desire to ever see Travis Head cut another boundary.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The boundary at which gaming ends and AI begins has always been blurry.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

The calculations also confirmed that every doubling of CO2 leads to about 8 degrees Celsius of cooling at the stratopause, the upper boundary of the stratosphere.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

I don’t want to be the one to draw the boundary — I need their permission to draw a boundary between us.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Dinwiddie must have realized that Virginia’s western boundary was fuzzy.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

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