Synonyms of border (on)

border (on)

verb

1

as in to touch (on)

to come very close to being

that comment borders on insubordination, and you should be more careful in the future

Synonyms & Similar Words

• touch (on)
• verge (on)
• seem
• trench (on)
• resemble
• suggest
• approach
• compare (with)
• measure up (to)
• look
• near
• appear
• stack up (against or with)
• approximate

2

as in to join

to be adjacent to

that state borders on three others

Synonyms & Similar Words

• join
• verge (on)
• adjoin
• neighbor
• touch
• flank
• march (with)
• surround
• butt (on or against)
• fringe
• attach (to)
• connect (with)
• communicate (with)
• abut
• link (with)
• meet
• skirt
• line
• fence
• margin
• bound
• enclose
• contact
• embrace
• converge
• encircle
• rim
• inclose