Synonyms of border

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noun

1

as in perimeter

the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something

a rug with a fancily embroidered border

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perimeter
• edge
• boundary
• edging
• confines
• circumference
• margin
• verge
• end
• periphery
• rim
• fringe
• frame
• skirt
• outskirts
• bound
• brim
• hem
• skirting
• borderline
• compass
• cusp
• extent
• lip
• frontier
• shore
• crest
• brink
• curb
• demarcation
• ceiling
• maximum
• borderland
• limitation
• restriction
• mere
• march
• termination
• measure
• ambit
• selvage
• lap
• pale

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• center
• heart
• within
• core
• middle
• interior
• inside
• inner

2

as in frontier

a region along the dividing line between two countries

people who live on an international border get used to carrying a passport

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frontier
• borderland
• march
• no-man's-land

border

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verb (1)

as in to margin

to serve as a border for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• margin
• edge
• surround
• bound
• fringe
• rim
• skirt
• frame
• encircle
• circle
• loop
• hem
• trim
• trace
• outline
• wall
• define
• demarcate
• round
• enclose
• sketch
• inclose
• ring
• curb
• limit
• delineate
• restrict
• silhouette
• control
• circumscribe
• confine
• check
• restrain
• environ
• compass
• girth
• girdle

border (on)

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verb (2)

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

Phrases Containing border

• border (on)