Synonyms for threshold
ˈθrɛʃ oʊld, ˈθrɛʃ hoʊldthresh·old

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1. thresholdnoun

   the starting point for a new state or experience

   "on the threshold of manhood"

   Synonyms:
   verge, doorsill, brink, doorstep, doorway, limen, room access, door

2. threshold, limennoun

   the smallest detectable sensation

   Synonyms:
   verge, doorsill, brink, doorstep, doorway, limen, room access, door

3. doorway, door, room access, thresholdnoun

   the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

   "he stuck his head in the doorway"

   Synonyms:
   verge, doorsill, brink, doorstep, doorway, limen, room access, door

4. doorsill, doorstep, thresholdnoun

   the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway

   Synonyms:
   verge, doorsill, brink, doorstep, doorway, limen, room access, door

5. brink, threshold, vergenoun

   a region marking a boundary

   Synonyms:
   verge, doorsill, brink, doorstep, scepter, doorway, wand, limen, sceptre, room access, door

Matched Categories

1. • Beginning
   • Boundary
   • Entrance
   • Sensation
   • Sill

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1. approach end of runway

   common term for the beginning of a runaway

   the aircraft touched down on the very threshold of the runway.

   Submitted by anonymous on July 5, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. thresholdnoun

   Synonyms:
   doorsill

2. thresholdnoun

   Synonyms:
   entrance, outset, beginning, commencement, start

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1. thresholdnoun

   Synonyms:
   doorsill

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1. List of paraphrases for "threshold":

   thresholds, line, sill, limit, seuil, cut-off, doorstep, ceiling, eve, verge, brink, break-even, minimum, cutoff, breakeven, dawn, level, trigger, cusp

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1. George Ratiu:

   The Freddie Mac fixed rate for a 30-year loan has been moving up and down in the 6% to 7% range since September 2022 when it crossed the 6% threshold for the first time in 14 years, mortgage rates have mirrored the volatility in the 10-year Treasury, as investors wrangle mixed expectations amid an inflow of new economic numbers.

2. Clark Ballew:

   Because of the 60 vote threshold in the Senate, we also know who likely cast a token vote in our favor yesterday because they knew they were insolated from its passage. There was buffer room there for certain politicians who have never supportedour cause before to get a ‘freebie’ there, but railroaders are not dumb. We see that kind of deception everyday from our bosses on the railroad; we don't fall for that.

3. Eduardo Fidanza:

   Scioli is near the 40 percent threshold but there is no certainty he will reach it.

4. William H. Borah:

   My boredom threshold is low at the best of times but I have spent more time being slowly and excruciatingly bored by children than any other section of the human race.

5. Mitch McConnell:

   Many of the same colleagues have spent weeks thundering… that the Senate's 60-vote threshold is an offensive tool of obstruction, a Jim Crow relic, declaring that simple majorities should always get their way. But late last week they literally wielded the 60-vote threshold themselves.