Extent and Threshold

Extent

Extent noun - A real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go.

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Threshold and extent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threshold" instead a noun "Extent".

Nearby Words: extend, extension

Threshold noun - An interval of time just before the onset of something.

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Extent and threshold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extent" instead a noun "Threshold".

Nearby Word: thresholding

equal	equal extent	equal threshold
exact	exact extent	exact threshold
better	better extent	better threshold
similar	similar extent	similar threshold
Other adjectives: specific, certain, massive, large, lower, new, possible, lethal, limited, significant, greater, different, literal, higher.

Threshold Guardian: To some extent, Bridget acts as this, through her befriending and assessing Robin's character before deciding to give her the key to Palmeras House.

Source: Literature / The Velvet Room
Godzilla Threshold: Prometheans can call down Firestorms in 2E, and that is about the extent of control they have over the unfettered Pyros.

Source: Tabletop Game / Promethean: The Created
It could be argued that the horrific extent of Johan's and Bonaparta's evil is used as a device to gage the reader's threshold for sympathy and forgiveness.

Source: Analysis / Monster

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