Synonyms for threshold

Synonyms for (noun) threshold

Synonyms: doorsill, doorstep, threshold

Definition: the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway

Similar words: sill

Definition: structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure


Synonyms: door, doorway, room access, threshold

Definition: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

Usage: he stuck his head in the doorway

Similar words: entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway

Definition: something that provides access (to get in or get out)

Usage: they waited at the entrance to the garden; beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral


Synonyms: threshold, limen

Definition: the smallest detectable sensation

Similar words: esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression, aesthesis

Definition: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

Usage: a sensation of touch


Synonyms: threshold, verge, brink

Definition: a region marking a boundary

Similar words: bound, boundary, edge

Definition: a line determining the limits of an area


Synonyms: threshold

Definition: the starting point for a new state or experience

Usage: on the threshold of manhood

Similar words: start, starting time, showtime, beginning, get-go, outset, offset, commencement, kickoff, first

Definition: the time at which something is supposed to begin

Usage: they got an early start; she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her


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