Synonyms of boundaries

boundaries

noun

plural of boundary

1

as in limits

a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go

parents have to set boundaries for their children, and the children want them to

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limits
• limitations
• confines
• lines
• bounds
• ends
• barriers
• extents
• ceilings
• caps
• borders
• terminations
• edges
• fences
• margins
• extremities
• walls
• termini
• restraints
• rims
• verges
• fag ends
• hedges
• brims
• stops
• bars
• outsides

2

as in perimeters

the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something

that chalk line marks the boundary of our playing field

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perimeters
• edges
• confines
• borders
• edgings
• circumferences
• bounds
• margins
• verges
• fringes
• peripheries
• skirts
• ends
• rims
• outskirts
• frames
• borderlines
• brims
• hems
• compasses
• limitations
• cusps
• frontiers
• restrictions
• extents
• skirtings
• demarcations
• lips
• curbs
• crests
• ceilings
• shores
• ambits
• maxima
• borderlands
• measures
• brinks
• terminations
• marches
• laps
• pales
• selvages
• meres

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• centers
• hearts
• cores
• interiors
• insides
• middles
• inners
• withins

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of boundaries

As Claudia, Curtis is perfectly biting and obnoxious, willing to insert herself into her ex-husband’s life for sport, stomping on his feeble boundaries. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

OpenAI wants its security boundaries to hold even when models actively attempt to defeat them. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Today jeans are worn worldwide and valued not only for their durability and comfort but also for their ability to transcend boundaries of class, gender, age, and national identity. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Maintaining healthy boundaries is a way of taking care of your closest relationships, but setting those boundaries with family can be hard. — Margaret Cirino, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

In the upstairs Sala Spiritello, Tommaso Cecca and his bar team push boundaries with creative cocktail pairings. — Jaclyn Degiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

The head tax is a growth killer, wherever it is applied within city boundaries. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Where those boundaries are for us is a very live conversation for musicians. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026

For SpaceX, the near-term priority is reaching a high flight cadence for Starship and pushing the boundaries of vehicle reuse to enable it. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026