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