BOUNDARY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BOUNDARY?

Need another word that means the same as “boundary”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “boundary” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Boundary” are: bound, limit, edge, bounds, border, frontier, borderline, partition, dividing line, bounding line, confines, limits, extremities, margins, edges, fringes, divide, division, demarcation line, line of demarcation, cut-off point, threshold, parameters, barriers, thresholds

Boundary as a Noun

Definitions of "Boundary" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “boundary” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A line determining the limits of an area.
• The greatest possible degree of something.
• A limit of something abstract, especially a subject or sphere of activity.
• The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something.
• A hit crossing the limits of the field, scoring four or six runs.
• A line which marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.

Synonyms of "Boundary" as a noun (25 Words)

barriers	Any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective. Intolerance is a barrier to understanding.
border	A district near the border between two areas. Geraniums are among the best of border perennials.
borderline	A division between two distinct or opposite things. The borderline between ritual and custom.
bound	A leaping movement towards or over something. I went up the steps in two effortless bounds.
bounding line	A line determining the limits of an area.
bounds	A line determining the limits of an area.
confines	A bounded scope. He stayed within the confines of the city.
cut-off point	The gun muzzle’s direction.
demarcation line	A means of communication or access.
divide	A difference or disagreement between two groups, typically producing tension. There was still a profound cultural divide between the parties.
dividing line	A ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems.
division	Biology a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. The villagers lived in a communal building and there were no solid divisions between neighbours.
edge	The sharpened side of the blade of a cutting implement or weapon. He had an edge on the competition.
edges	The attribute of urgency in tone of voice. He rounded the edges of the box.
extremities	The greatest or utmost degree. The extremity of despair.
fringes	A social group holding marginal or extreme views. Members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times.
frontier	An undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development. International crime knows no frontiers.
limit	Final or latest limiting point. The failure showed the limits of British power.
limits	The greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed. There are limits on the amount you can bet.
line of demarcation	A length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point.
margins	The blank space that surrounds the text on a page. He jotted a note in the margin.
parameters	A quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data.
partition	The act of dividing or partitioning separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart. The cafe was divided up by glass partitions.
threshold	The starting point for a new state or experience. A threshold level.
thresholds	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. On the threshold of manhood.

Usage Examples of "Boundary" as a noun

• A county boundary.
• A boundary wall.
• The river marks the boundary between the two regions.
• A community without class or political boundaries.

Associations of "Boundary" (30 Words)

border	A district near the border between two areas. The unknown regions at the borders of physics and electronics.
buoy	Mark with a buoy. The life vest buoyed him up.
circumscribe	Restrict or confine within limits. If a hexagon is circumscribed about a circle the lines joining opposite vertices meet in one point.
confine	Deprive of freedom take into confinement. You ve confined yourself to what you know.
delimit	Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something. Agreements delimiting fishing zones.
demarcate	Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something. Plots of land demarcated by barbed wire.
edge	Ski with one s weight on the edges of one s skis. She perched on the edge of a desk.
exterior	The outer surface or structure of something. Exterior grade plywood.
finite	Limited in size or extent. Every computer has a finite amount of memory.
frontier	A line or border separating two countries. International crime knows no frontiers.
geographic	Determined by geography. The north and south geographic poles.
geographical	Determined by geography. Geographical research.
insofar	To the degree or extent that. Insofar as it can be ascertained the horse lung is comparable to that of man.
limit	Set or serve as a limit to. The risk of drinkers inadvertently going over the limit.
localized	Restricted to a particular place or part of the body. A decentralized and localized political authority.
margin	A profit margin. New contracts are margined with the winnings of previously held contracts.
marginal	(of taxation) relating to increases in income. The issue is to estimate the marginal benefit from the increased frequency of screening examinations against the marginal increased cost.
marginally	In a marginal manner. He s marginally worse than he was.
minimum	The least possible. This can be done with the minimum amount of effort.
outer	An outer garment or part of one. Outer reality.
outermost	Situated at the farthest possible point from a center. The outermost layer of the earth.
outwardly	On the surface. Outwardly it s not a bad looking car.
peripheral	A peripheral device. Russia s peripheral provinces.
periphery	A marginal or secondary position in, or aspect of, a group, subject, or sphere of activity. New buildings on the periphery of the hospital site.
precinct	The police station situated in a precinct. With 35 per cent of the precincts declaring he had 51 per cent of the vote.
region	The approximate amount of something usually used prepositionally as in in the region of. Here we enter the region of opinion.
rim	Roll around the rim of. He looked over the rim of his glasses.
thereabout	Near that place. He stayed in London or thereabouts for several weeks.
ward	Admit to or care for in a hospital ward. It was his duty to ward the king.