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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In Rhode Island, a case has been ongoing for three years over a law that moved the boundary of a public beach further inland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

My husband and I arrange to collect my grandparents Sue and Ed from their apartment just south of Sunset Boulevard, which marks the boundary of the current evacuation area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

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

He had discovered the boundary between the crust and the layer immediately below, the mantle; this zone has been known ever since as the Mohorovičić discontinuity, or Moho for short.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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