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

Officially, commissioners rejected the application because the developer had altered the parcel boundaries to meet the definition of an enclave. — Nico Rivero, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

The Firebrand and the First Lady demonstrates that the early civil rights movement was built on a foundation of deep, complicated, long-term relationships which traversed the boundaries of both race and class. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Thanks in part to his new focus on boundaries, Tenpenny’s less stressed, more focused and more energized. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

Folsom Cordova Unified School District’s boundaries cover the city of Folsom and much of northeastern Rancho Cordova, as well as Mather. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Here again, actors deploying crypto’s financial heft crashed through boundaries that would have earlier been difficult for artists to circumnavigate without having achieved legitimacy through more conventional pathways in existing hierarchies. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

The district was redrawn under Proposition 50, the ballot measure that passed last year to reconfigure the boundaries of the state’s congressional districts, resulting in a race that pits the two Republicans against one another. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Tech, meanwhile, has spent decades collaborating well outside the boundaries of traditional hip-hop. — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

But authenticity doesn’t require complete openness, and sharing too much personal information can blur professional boundaries, complicate workplace dynamics and put employees in an uncomfortable position. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026