Synonyms of bordering

bordering 1 of 2

adjective

as in adjacent

having a border in common

a country given to constant disagreements with bordering nations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjacent
• neighboring
• adjoining
• closest
• contiguous
• abutting
• flanking
• joining
• verging
• fringing
• touching
• juxtaposed
• united
• conterminous
• attached
• close
• surrounding
• skirting
• near
• nearest
• linked
• nearby
• flush
• connecting
• connected
• next-door
• approximate
• communicating
• joined
• fencing
• encircling
• bounding
• peripheral
• marginal
• nigh
• enclosing
• embracing
• immediate
• tangential
• encompassing
• ambient
• circumjacent
• interconnecting
• tangent
• rimming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noncontiguous
• apart
• isolated
• separate
• single
• detached
• discrete
• nonadjacent
• distant
• unconnected
• isolate
• farthest
• far
• remote
• disconnected
• unattached
• removed
• free-standing
• away
• unlinked
• discontinuous
• divided
• far-off
• noncontinuous
• split
• resolved
• faraway
• severed
• broken up
• parted
• ramified
• dissociated
• disunited
• divorced
• uncoupled
• disjoined
• sundered
• dissevered
• unyoked

bordering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of border

as in bounding

to serve as a border for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bounding
• surrounding
• edging
• skirting
• fringing
• rimming
• encircling
• framing
• circling
• defining
• margining
• demarcating
• enclosing
• outlining
• tracing
• trimming
• delineating
• restricting
• circumscribing
• curbing
• looping
• limiting
• rounding
• ringing
• environing
• hemming
• confining
• silhouetting
• sketching
• walling
• restraining
• controlling
• checking
• girdling
• girthing
• compassing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bordering

Verb

Several streets bordering the venue are expected to be closed, according to permits Swift filed, the New York Times reported. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Earlier this month, the county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a measure aimed at ensuring that the thousands of empty lots in unincorporated Altadena and Sunset Mesa, a small residential enclave bordering Pacific Palisades, are not left untended. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Considerations Before Getting Started Before cleaning your sidewalks, gather some basic safety equipment such as gloves and eye protection, and protect plants and grass bordering your sidewalk from bleach and cleaners by wetting them down and covering them with plastic sheeting or old towels. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 June 2026

Also, a Ukrainian drone strike killed one person overnight in Russia’s Belgorod border region, bordering Ukraine, local officials said. — ABC News, 24 June 2026

The district includes the cities of Rome and Glens Falls and much of the Adirondack Mountains, bordering Vermont and Canada. — Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 24 June 2026

The county immediately shut down the far-right southbound lane of Sunrise Boulevard just south of Wildridge Drive and the sidewalk bordering the sound wall due to concerns that the barrier would fall. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026

The clients, Joel and Jill Kavanaugh, had fallen in love with a plot bordering the Gulf Islands National Seashore in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. — Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026

To the neighbors bordering the Butler Memorial Airport, the fall and crash of the tiny aircraft and the death of 12 people on Sunday all seemed to have happened in silence. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026