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

How do you negotiate professional boundaries with a 15-year-old?

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

And in a just world, that’s where this would have started and ended: Cramer living in the boundaries of his fun, space-loving subculture, meditating in the Martian desert landscapes of Sedona, not hurting anyone.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

The Elcan case offers a look inside the complex strategies the ultrarich deploy to build intergenerational wealth and how those tactics can sometimes test the boundaries of tax rules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

These were actors who may have earlier been needling at or attempting to push my boundaries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Followed by a lecture about privacy, security, and healthy online boundaries.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows