Synonyms for threshold
ˈθrɛʃ oʊld, ˈθrɛʃ hoʊldthresh·old

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1. thresholdnoun

   the starting point for a new state or experience

   "on the threshold of manhood"

   Synonyms:
   verge, doorsill, brink, doorstep, doorway, limen, room access, door

2. threshold, limennoun

   the smallest detectable sensation

   Synonyms:
   verge, doorsill, brink, doorstep, doorway, limen, room access, door

3. doorway, door, room access, thresholdnoun

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

   "he stuck his head in the doorway"

   Synonyms:
   verge, doorsill, brink, doorstep, doorway, limen, room access, door

4. doorsill, doorstep, thresholdnoun

   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:
   verge, doorsill, brink, doorstep, doorway, limen, room access, door

5. brink, threshold, vergenoun

   a region marking a boundary

   Synonyms:
   verge, doorsill, brink, doorstep, scepter, doorway, wand, limen, sceptre, room access, door

Matched Categories

1. • Beginning
   • Boundary
   • Entrance
   • Sensation
   • Sill

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1. approach end of runway

   common term for the beginning of a runaway

   the aircraft touched down on the very threshold of the runway.

   Submitted by anonymous on July 5, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. thresholdnoun

   Synonyms:
   doorsill

2. thresholdnoun

   Synonyms:
   entrance, outset, beginning, commencement, start

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1. thresholdnoun

   Synonyms:
   doorsill

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1. List of paraphrases for "threshold":

   thresholds, line, sill, limit, seuil, cut-off, doorstep, ceiling, eve, verge, brink, break-even, minimum, cutoff, breakeven, dawn, level, trigger, cusp

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1. Jay Inslee:

   It became clear that we would not meet the DNC's polling threshold, thus we would not have been invited to the fall debates, as a result, I don't believe we can compete for the attention and exposure needed to have a reasonable shot at the nomination.

2. Campaigner Cherry Muddle:

   In Australia, to do our share, we really need to slash our emissions reductions by 75 % by 2030 and that is to hold global warming to less than 1.5 degrees which is the critical threshold for the survival of coral reef as we know it, we can create jobs, we can protect the reef, if we only embrace clean energy technology and stop all new coal and gas developments.

3. Ron Morales:

   We have much more coastal flooding now than we did a decade or two ago, we have definitely seen an increase over the last five to 10 years of the amount of times that we reached that minimal threshold of 7 feet, which is what we call a coastal flood advisory.

4. Marc Ambinder:

   If the norms and interests of the deep state, however you want to define them, are seen as being threatened by some powerful actor — in this case, the president himself, it is both accurate and kind of scary to notice that people can use secrets to try and stop him. If you oppose Trump, you might be willing to forgive these transgressions because a greater good is served. You might. Or you might wonder what will happen if the U.S. elects a president whom you might support, but who wants to, say, cut off an important mechanism for obtaining secrets used by the NSA or constrain the military’s ability to bomb targets overseas, in the case of Trump, a lot of the leaks seem to be coming from within his own circle. Some obviously come from secret-keepers who are genuinely worried about his mental capacity. Others — who knows? There is no organized conspiracy, but the threshold for disclosing information to people seems to be a lot lower.

5. Richard Donovan:

   If it means more forest is lost because of a higher threshold, then that's going to be a problem.