1. threshold
noun. ['ˈθrɛˌʃoʊld'] the starting point for a new state or experience.
Synonyms
- commencement
- outset
- starting time
- showtime
- kickoff
- offset
- first
- start
- get-go
Antonyms
- end
- secondary
- back
- latter
Etymology
- þrescold (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- þrescan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Example sentences of the word threshold
1. Noun, singular or mass
Bonds rated below a certain threshold are known as junk bonds.
Quotes containing the word threshold
1. Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!
- Andrew Carnegie
2. We are now on the threshold of a newer movement, with a newer hope and a new inspiration.
- James Larkin
3. HopeSmiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering 'it will be happier'...
- Alfred Lord Tennyson
2. threshold
noun. ['ˈθrɛˌʃoʊld'] the smallest detectable sensation.
Synonyms
- sensation
- limen
- difference limen
- differential limen
- sense impression
- difference threshold
- esthesis
- sense experience
- differential threshold
- sense datum
- aesthesis
Antonyms
- juvenile
- deactivation
- ending
- death
Etymology
- þrescold (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- þrescan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. threshold
noun. ['ˈθrɛˌʃoʊld'] 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.
Synonyms
- door
- room access
- doorway
- doorstep
- sill
Antonyms
- finish
- credit
- debit
- fixed-width font
Etymology
- þrescold (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- þrescan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. threshold
noun. ['ˈθrɛˌʃoʊld'] the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close.
Synonyms
- doorsill
- door
- wall
- room access
- doorway
- entranceway
- outside door
- entrance
- casing
- doorframe
- doorcase
- doorstep
- entry
- exterior door
- case
- entryway
Antonyms
- uncrate
- unbox
- unpack
- nominative
Etymology
- þrescold (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- þrescan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. threshold
noun. ['ˈθrɛˌʃoʊld'] a region marking a boundary.
Synonyms
- edge
- verge
- brink
- boundary
Antonyms
- unbalance
- unoriginal
- late
- last
Etymology
- þrescold (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- þrescan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))