Synonyms for boundary
ˈbaʊn də ri, -dribound·a·ry

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1. boundary

   The boundary was originally the landmark, that which marked off one piece of territory from another. The bound is the limit, marked or unmarked. Now, however, the difference between the two words has come to be simply one of usage. As regards territory, we speak of the boundaries of a nation or of an estate; the bounds of a college, a ball-ground, etc. Bounds may be used for all within the limits, boundary for the limiting line only. Boundary looks to that which is without; bound only to that which is within. Hence we speak of the bounds, not the boundaries, of a subject, of the universe, etc.; we say the students were forbidden to go beyond the bounds. A barrier is something that bars ingress or egress. A barrier may be a boundary, as was the Great Wall of China. Bourn, or bourne, is a poetical expression for bound or boundary. A border is a strip of land along the boundary. Edge is a sharp terminal line, as where river or ocean meets the land. Limit is now used almost wholly in the figurative sense; as, the limit of discussion, of time, of jurisdiction. Line is a military term; as, within the lines, or through the lines, of an army. Compare BARRIER; END.

   Synonyms:
   barrier, border, bound, bourn, bourne, confines, edge, enclosure, frontier, landmark, limit, line, marches, marge, margin, term, termination, verge

   Antonyms:
   center, citadel, estate, inside, interior, land, region, territory

   Preposition:
   The boundaries of an estate; the boundary between neighboring territories.

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1. boundary, bound, boundsnoun

   the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

   Synonyms:
   bound, saltation, edge, bounce, spring, bounds, limit, leaping, leap

2. boundary, edge, boundnoun

   a line determining the limits of an area

   Synonyms:
   bound, saltation, edge, bounce, spring, bounds, limit, leaping, border, leap, sharpness

3. limit, bound, boundarynoun

   the greatest possible degree of something

   "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"

   Synonyms:
   terminus ad quem, terminal point, edge, point of accumulation, demarcation, bound, spring, leap, limit point, demarcation line, saltation, bounce, bounds, leaping, limit, limitation

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1. • Extent
   • Line

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. boundarynoun

   Synonyms:
   limit, border, confine, bourn, bound, verge, term, termination

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1. boundarynoun

   Synonyms:
   circumference, periphery, bound, limit, border, term, confines, precinct, bourn, march, marge

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1. List of paraphrases for "boundary":

   border, limit, limits, borders, boundaries, frontier, demarcation, perimeter, bordering, frontiers, limitations, borderline, delimitation, cross-boundary, delineation, neighbouring, frontière

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1. Henri Frdric Amiel:

   Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.

2. Sebastian Coe:

   You have to say that the scope and scale of these allegations takes it beyond simply a competitor deciding to step beyond the moral boundary, this is not in every country of the world, there are 213 federations. But you do have to say a disproportionate amount of the reputational damage is in a relatively small number of countries, and I think we have to recognize this.

3. John Kerry:

   We continue to be deeply concerned by the recent spate of increased violence along the working boundary and the line of control, it is profoundly in the interests of Pakistan and India to move this relationship forward.

4. Mark Rose:

   We had a stationary boundary set up over western part of Middle TennesseePeople that provided the perfect set up conditions, a constant training of [ storms ] over that one area for several hours right along that boundary.

5. Cicero:

   Every stage of human life, except the last, is marked out by certain and defined limits; old age alone has no precise and determinate boundary.