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

Rather than relying purely on attacking returns or clean sheets, players can now earn additional FPL points by reaching certain defensive thresholds. — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

As the graphic below explains, tropical storm or hurricane status is reached when certain sustained wind thresholds are breached. — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Eligibility depends on a detailed checklist of body mass index thresholds, specific combinations of chronic conditions, and prior treatment histories. — Jeffrey Millstein, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026

Some treasury teams also have internal thresholds that dictate when to rebalance, reduce, or temporarily pause positions during periods of heightened market volatility. — Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 10 Aug. 2026

By contrast, only about 20% of samples collected in Palm Beach County exceeded those thresholds. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

Taken together, the filings catch the deal breaching both thresholds—the guidelines’ 1,800 ceiling in distribution and cable, and Philadelphia Bank’s 30% line in the markets where writers sell their work. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

Those thresholds place the emergency power far above an embarrassing chatbot answer or a routine software failure. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

The protective association plateaued at three days per week, and the pattern held whether researchers used step thresholds of 6,000 or 10,000. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026