Synonyms of bordered (on)

bordered (on)

verb

past tense of border (on)

1

as in touched (on)

to come very close to being

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• touched (on)
• seemed
• resembled
• trenched (on)
• verged (on)
• suggested
• compared (with)
• approached
• looked
• appeared
• measured up (to)
• neared
• stacked up (against or with)
• approximated

2

as in joined

to be adjacent to

that state borders on three others

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joined
• adjoined
• flanked
• marched (with)
• touched
• surrounded
• verged (on)
• butted (on or against)
• connected (with)
• attached (to)
• linked (with)
• communicated (with)
• fringed
• neighbored
• abutted
• skirted
• met
• lined
• bounded
• fenced
• enclosed
• inclosed
• encircled
• rimmed
• margined
• contacted
• converged
• embraced