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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The blurred boundary between dreams and memories is a recurring element in Ms. Phillips’s memoir, “Small Town Girls,” as it is in the six novels and the handful of short-story collections she’s written to date.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

There was a crater, he said, on the nearside-farside boundary - a bright spot to the northwest of Glushko crater.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

This area is separated from the rest of the cell by an actin-myosin condensate barrier, which acts like a physical boundary and directs proteins to the advancing edge.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Drag was an important part of Ortiz’s approach to playing Jim Jimenez, the boundary breaking nonbinary pirate heartthrob on HBO’s cult show “Our Flag Means Death.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He scrambled through the fence that marked the orchard boundary, and his steps slowed as he saw light flickering from Sheba's hut.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

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Human Geography - Middle School

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