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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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Therefore, they have a better idea of what boundaries not to cross.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

According to the researchers, geological activity connected to the ancient ocean may have triggered mountain formation far from the actual plate boundaries.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

The jazz musicians push the boundaries of their genre—one with an electronic artist, the other with a prepared piano—on a pair of new records.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Normally this would be addressed only at the awarding stage - when the staff and examiners look at what the pass boundaries are for grades A to C.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Harry thought he heard the faintest pop as Kingsley Disapparated just beyond the Burrow’s boundaries.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling