Synonyms of marginal

marginal

adjective

ˈmärj-nəl 

as in frontier

located at or near a border

marginal locations in the open-air market are a bit cheaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frontier
• borderline
• outer
• external
• exterior
• outermost
• outside
• outward
• outmost

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interior
• internal
• inner
• inward
• inside
• central
• middle
• innermost
• mid
• inmost

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of marginal

The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center has issued four consecutive days of marginal risk for excessive rainfall for a good portion of the Kansas City area. —Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025

The survey results show a marginal improvement since the 2023-24 school year, when 43% of students reported bullying on phones and social media. —Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025

Obama maintained a cut in the marginal rate of the income tax through the entirety of his first term in office. —Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025

Any on-site base load technology generating energy with lower carbon emissions than the marginal generator should be rewarded — and not slapped with Alternative Compliance Payments. —Brian Sailer, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2025