Threshold

/ˈθɹɛʃ(h)oʊld/

Synonyms for "threshold" (173 found)

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Closest matches (35)

archwayback doorbarway beginning borderborder linebordering bound boundaryboundary conditionboundary linebournbreak boundarybreakoff pointbrink bulkheadcarriage entranceceilingcellar doorcellarway

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circumscription coastal commencement compass confine

Noun(9 words)

archwaysboiling pointborderline borders boundaryboundary markbrinkcracking ceilingcritical point

Verb(1 words)

booleanize

Strong matches (52)

Noun(17 words)

cusp cusps cutoffs doordoor silldoorsill doorstep doorsteps doorway dooryard edgeedge ofemission standard limitentry levelestablish passing criteriafinancial qualifiergates

cutoffcutoff pointdawn deadline delimitation determinant determinativedivision linedoor doorjamb doorpost doorsill doorstep doorstone doorway edge end entranceentrance hallentranceway

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entry entryway extreme extremity finish floor foyerfrench doorfront doorfrontier galilee gate gatepost gateway

Adjective(1 words)

different limits

Related words (86)

groundsel hatch hatchway hedgehigh water markhigh-water markinterface limen limit limitation limitinglimiting factorlineline of demarcationlintel littoral lobbylow-water marklower limitmarch

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marginal mark mete mudsill narthex outset point porch portalporte cochereportico postern propylaeum pylon scuttleside doorsill startstarting linestarting pointstile stoastorm doortarget dateterm terminalterminal dateterminustime allotmenttollgate traptrap doorturnpike turnstileupper limitverge vestibulewindow sill

Noun(26 words)

human endurancehurdle limen limitlimit accesslimitslimits conceptlower limitmelting pointminimum negligibilitypain limitpollutant levelporticos precipice quorumroom accesssensory limitstarting pointstoops

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tidemarktipping pointtransitional verge vergeswater's edge

Adjective(1 words)

invisible boundary

Preposition(1 words)

past the point

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More general

30 entries

aesthesisarchitectural elementbeginning bound boundaryboundary conditioncommencement criterion edge entrance entranceway entree entry entryway esthesis first

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More specific

13 entries

activation thresholddoor sillloudness thresholdminimum scorepassing scorepinprick thresholdpressure thresholdstate boundarytemperature thresholdthreshold crossingthreshold dosethreshold valuetouch threshold

Collocations

9 entries

minimum thresholdpain thresholdtemperature thresholdthreshold conceptthreshold crossingthreshold dosethreshold levelthreshold temperaturethreshold value

Inflections

1 entries

thresholds

Derivations

5 entries

thresholded thresholding thresholdless thresholdlike thresholds

Sample sentences

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The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake — the wind may blow through it — the storm may enter — the rain may enter — but the King of England cannot enter — all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement!

Source: tatoeba (714824)

When the input exceeds a certain threshold, an output signal is instantaneously released.

Source: tatoeba (1256544)

His pain exceeded every threshold.

Source: tatoeba (1256548)

In a few seconds I would have overcome the desperation threshold.

Source: tatoeba (1256555)

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