🚪threshold

noun
/ˈθreʃ.həʊld/

Meaning

the level or point at which something starts to happen or change
A point of entry or beginning; the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction to occur.

Example Sentences

The country is on the threshold of a major economic reform.

Once the threshold for pest population is reached, measures must be taken.

Example Expressions

cross the threshold

Synonyms

limit, verge, brink, gateway, entry, boundary
Entry 1
limit, verge, brink, gateway, entry
Entry 2
limit, boundary

Antonyms

end, conclusion, excess, overload
Entry 1
end, conclusion
Entry 2
excess, overload

Collocations

pain threshold, income threshold, threshold level, at the threshold

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