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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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It can be helpful to create boundaries around issues such as this.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Moggach added that Linden was now aware that his behaviour "simply was unacceptable and he overstepped certain boundaries."

From BBC • May 6, 2026

It wasn’t only her father who blurred parent-child boundaries; he and Konkle’s mother both struggled in that arena.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Then we wouldn’t need government regulation as such because plaintiffs’ lawyers will vigorously patrol the boundaries of good conduct.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

For a considerable time—some centuries—the new scientific knowledge was confined within the boundaries of Europe and the ships and colonies of Europeans abroad.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton