Synonyms of bordered

bordered

verb

past tense of border

as in bounded

to serve as a border for

that velvet bordered the sleeves on this shirt, until it fell off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bounded
• surrounded
• edged
• fringed
• rimmed
• margined
• skirted
• framed
• encircled
• defined
• circled
• hemmed
• traced
• enclosed
• outlined
• demarcated
• trimmed
• silhouetted
• ringed
• rounded
• restricted
• delineated
• circumscribed
• walled
• sketched
• looped
• confined
• environed
• curbed
• limited
• restrained
• girdled
• controlled
• checked
• girthed
• compassed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bordered

Yet a soft travel case with an X-Ray print of toiletries; a yo-yo bordered with the alphabet from Japanese games company Freshthings; and a monogrammed metal zester add variety to the mix. — Amy Verner, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026

The Medinah course is located in the unincorporated community of Medinah, which is bordered by Itasca, Roselle and Bloomingdale. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2026

Two brick chimneys bordered a shingled roof, the front portico edged by columns. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Neighborhoods like Boyle Heights — which is over 90% Latino — are bordered by freeways, leading to poorer air quality, a 2017 UCLA study showed. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

It is bordered to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and to the south by New York. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Fenced paddocks spread over rolling hills are bordered by dense woodland. — Mark David, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026

It is bordered by a fence and allows no access to those parks or to Skyline Boulevard (Highway 35). — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

It’s presented as an impressionistic historical montage, of Black farmworkers and the land, with clips of Black history that include modern suburbs, and a woman—Z herself—who gazes out of a door into a sere expanse of land bordered by low mountains. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026