beyond

On the other side

You can easily see the relationship to the dialectal word yonder in beyond and their meanings are related.

Beyond means on the far side of in its most literal sense.

From this it developed the meaning outside the scope or limit of, as in these equations are beyond my understanding.

Beyond can also mean superior to: talent beyond others in her class.

distance

faraway

At great distance

far-flung · far-off · outlying · removed · unreachable · inaccessible · horizon · over · past · further

limits

excess

Surplus beyond need

breakthrough · overreach · pushing · stretching · threshold · barrier · ceiling · cap · maximum · restriction

comprehension

incomprehensible

Impossible to understand

baffling · bewildering · mystifying · perplexing · confounding · enigmatic · mind-boggling · unimaginable · inconceivable · unthinkable

infinity

boundless

Without any boundaries

eternal · immeasurable · unbounded · vast · inexhaustible · perpetual · unending · interminable · everlasting · incalculable

unknown

mystery

Something unexplained or unknown

unseen · hidden · veiled · unrevealed · enigma · void · abyss · darkness · obscurity · uncertain

transcendence

enlightenment

Profound spiritual awakening

  • nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
  • mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
  • satoriSudden spiritual awakening

ascension · awakening · liberation · metaphysical · sublime · illumination · spiritual · divine · ethereal · otherworldly

future

afterward

At a subsequent time

forthcoming · eventual · subsequent · later · ahead · forward · onward · ensuing · upcoming · impending

Categories
Opposites
spatial boundary

beyondwithin

In the interior of

inside · on this side of · here · in · amid

temporal position

beyondbefore

Prior in time

prior to · earlier · preceding · previous to · previously

extent or limit

beyondwithin

In the interior of

inside · under · below · short of · less than

Phrases
Family

beyondness, beyond measure

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