Boundary

/ˈbaʊndəɹi/

Synonyms for "boundary" (250 found)

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Noun(11 words)

edge limit abutment border borderlines bound boundaries bounds bourne circumference circumferences

ankle articulation balustrade barrier bisectorbitter endborder linebordering borderline bordersbottom dollarboundboundary conditionboundary linebounding bounds bournbreak boundarybreakoff pointbutt

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butt endcaesura caudal ceiling cervix circuit circumference circumscription clinch closure coastal colon comma compass conclusive confine confinement confinesconnecting link

Strong matches (75)

connecting rodconnection continence coupling cutoffcutoff pointdeadline definitive delimitation determinant determinative determining diameter discipline dividerdivision linedovetail elbow embrace enclosure

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end endmost environs equator eventual extreme extremityfag endfarthestfarthest boundfence final finish floor fringe fringing frontier frontiersgliding jointhalfway markhedgehigh water markhigh-water markhingehinged jointhip interface join joining jointjumping off placejumping-off place

Noun(20 words)

contours cordoning cordons creases curb delimiting delineating demarcation divideenclosing actionencompassing envelopes escarpment extremities fences frontier gunwales horizon interfaces interfacing

Adjective(3 words)

delicate edgingdifferent limitsgerman restriktion

Related words (125)

juncture knee knuckle last limbic limen liminal limit limitation limitinglimiting factorlimits lineline of demarcationlink littorallow-water marklower limitmarch marginal

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mark mete miter moderation mortise neck nib outline pale partition pause perimeter period periphery pivotpivot jointpoint polar pole precinct precincts prescription proscription purlieu purlieus qualification rabbet rail railing restrain restriction rimming scarf seam semicolon shoulder side skirting spread startstarting linestarting pointstitchstone wallstop stub stump surface suture symphysis tagtag endtailtail endtarget dateterm terminalterminal dateterminating terminative terminus threshold thuletie rodtime allotmenttip toggletoggle jointultima thuleultimate unionupper limitverge wall weld wrist

Determiner(2 words)

more planetary surfacemost watershed

Adjective(5 words)

natural constraintouter formouter surfaceperipheral matterutmost

Noun(22 words)

outline shapeparameter perimeters peripheries peripherypersonal limitplain edgeprivacy boundaryrange valueregional boundaryrim sidelinesolid particle surfacespace the wordsstate bordersurface-boundarysystem boundaryterminusesterritory boundarythreshold

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thresholds zona

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More general

11 entries

border criterion extent extremitygeometry conceptlimit line normpersonal limitseparationsocial rule

More specific

13 entries

budget capcircle boundarycity limitemotional boundarynational borderphysical boundaryprivacy boundaryproperty linerectangle boundaryriver boundaryspeed limittime limittriangle boundary

Collocations

6 entries

boundary disputeboundary lineboundary markercity boundarynational boundaryproperty boundary

Inflections

1 entries

boundaries

Derivations

3 entries

boundaried boundariness boundaryless

Sample sentences

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The Rhine is the boundary between France and Germany.

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It is beyond the boundary of human knowledge.

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The mission took the direct route by air to the boundary.

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There is a fence marking the boundary between our yard and the neighbor's.

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