Synonyms of threshold

threshold

noun

ˈthresh-ˌhōld 

1

as in verge

an interval of time just before the onset of something

on the threshold of a new age of green technology

Synonyms & Similar Words

• verge
• brink
• edge
• cusp
• point
• nick

2

as in beginning

the point at which something begins

at the threshold of the new year, it's time to look back and make resolutions for the future

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beginning
• start
• inception
• alpha
• onset
• commencement
• baseline
• launch
• dawn
• outset
• genesis
• day one
• infancy
• birth
• initiation
• incipience
• morning
• kickoff
• incipiency
• origination
• origin
• nascence
• inauguration
• nascency
• first base
• founding
• get-go
• ground zero
• drawing board
• source
• institution
• emergence
• opening
• arrival
• spring
• germ
• creation
• well
• cradle
• square one
• dawning
• fountain
• advent
• debut
• childhood
• appearance
• root
• seedbed
• wellspring
• fountainhead
• youth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• end
• close
• conclusion
• period
• ending
• completion
• closing
• termination
• closure
• cessation
• stop
• omega
• finish
• finale
• windup

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of threshold

Medicaid recipients can earn no more than 138% of the federal poverty limit, or about $22,000 for an individual, though some states that did not expand the program to low-income adults have lower income thresholds. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Support for those changes dropped below the passage threshold after arguments against the measures were tested. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Productions falling below the applicable threshold will receive a 10% reduction in CNC funding. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 22 July 2026

Since then, gold prices have roughly quadrupled, topping the $5,000 threshold before pulling back. — Yun Li, CNBC, 22 July 2026

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