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

Erika is manipulative and selfish; Elliot doesn’t respect her boundaries either.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Both teams would object, correctly, that changing the boundaries of the game this close to the final whistle makes a fair outcome impossible.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

Wannabeher, meanwhile, is a sticky, sleazy track about being so completely besotted with someone that you start to blur the boundaries between where your personality ends and theirs begins.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Albanians have been protesting against the project for months, but it was when barbed wire appeared six weeks ago to mark out the boundaries of the complex that anger erupted.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

The sheriff swore in extra deputies, passed out rifles, and sent the men to patrol company boundaries.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell