verge

verge on

verb

Definition of VERGE

1

to be adjacent to <our land verges on a wildlife refuge>

Synonyms abut, border (on), butt (on or against), flank, fringe, join, march (with), neighbor, skirt, touch, verge (on)

Related Words attach (to), communicate (with), connect (with), link (with); bound, embrace, encircle, enclose (also inclose), fence, line, margin, rim, surround; contact, converge, meet

2

to come very close to being <a comment that verged on an insult>

Synonyms touch (on), trench (on), verge (on)

Related Words approach, near; appear, look, resemble, seem, suggest; approximate, compare (with), measure up (to), stack up (against or with)