Synonyms of thresholds

thresholds

noun

plural of threshold

1

as in verges

an interval of time just before the onset of something

on the threshold of a new age of green technology

Synonyms & Similar Words

• verges
• brinks
• cusps
• edges
• points
• nicks

2

as in beginnings

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

• beginnings
• starts
• alphas
• inceptions
• onsets
• commencements
• baselines
• launches
• geneses
• dawns
• day ones
• outsets
• births
• kickoffs
• incipiencies
• incipiences
• infancies
• nascencies
• originations
• initiations
• nascences
• mornings
• inaugurations
• origins
• ground zeros
• drawing boards
• first bases
• get-goes
• institutions
• square ones
• sources
• arrivals
• fountains
• wells
• springs
• openings
• germs
• emergences
• wellsprings
• creations
• cradles
• childhoods
• advents
• fountainheads
• seedbeds
• debuts
• roots
• appearances
• youths

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conclusions
• ends
• endings
• periods
• closes
• terminations
• closures
• stops
• finishes
• closings
• completions
• omegas
• cessations
• finales
• windups

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thresholds

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

This is similar to the conditional logic of paths, but the difference here is that filters are firm thresholds a Zap must meet, not multiple options. — Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026

Under the new rules, productions that employ at least 40% women in key management and creative positions will receive a 10% increase in CNC funding, while productions that fail to meet minimum thresholds will see their support reduced by 10%. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 22 July 2026

Give people the ability to set spending limits, merchant restrictions and approval thresholds and to easily change or revoke an agent’s authority. — Talbott Roche, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Carcinogenic chemicals known as furans and dioxins were also found in the ash, though not at levels that crossed certain public health remediation thresholds. — Angus Chen, STAT, 22 July 2026

Cast-stone columns with ornate capitals bisect the thresholds. — R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Those thresholds are calibrated to reach only a handful of the world’s largest AI companies, not Massachusetts startups, small businesses, or academic researchers. — Jesse Rothman, Boston Herald, 17 July 2026

Season34, a Coral Gables, Florida brand, launched nine hormone-free formulations built so users can combine them without exceeding global safety thresholds for any ingredient. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026