BORDERING Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

bordering 1 of 2

adjective

as in adjacent

having a border in common a country given to constant disagreements with bordering nations

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bordering

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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

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Recent Examples of bordering

Verb

Stops Pretty Places had just turned 18 when her body was found in a town bordering the Crow Reservation in 2019. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 But cases have been reported elsewhere in North Texas, including all the counties bordering Tarrant County except Ellis County. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026 Days of fighting near the Red Sea coast have left more than 300 people dead and displaced hundreds of families as the Houthis try to capture land bordering the Bab al-Mandab Strait. — September 7, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 Castro was initially arrested in May in the Minnesota case, and he was held in custody in Brownsville, Texas, a city bordering Mexico, while Minnesota officials sought his extradition. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Death Valley is in eastern California, bordering Nevada, and is in the northern Mojave Desert. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Here, on the eastern side of Mount Desert Island and bordering Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine, offers a quintessential seaside escape with small-town charm and beautiful nature. — Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026 The Hezlep House, completed in 1968, is one of his few remaining homes in San Marino, a leafy, genteel city bordering Pasadena. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026 In bordering Easton, where 72% of students are white, the share that completes advanced coursework is 70%, according to state data. — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordering

Adjective

Seven on-site townhomes adjacent to the hotel range from 2,500 to 3,500 square feet, each sporting three stories with an elevator and two-car garage.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
The Houthis have already seized a long stretch of the Yemeni coastline adjacent to the Red Sea – one of the world’s most important waterways – and control the Bab al-Mandeb chokepoint at its southern end.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of adjacent

Adjective

Zelenskyy said Ukrainian special forces struck the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Samara, southeast of Moscow, and another refinery in the neighboring Bashkortostan region in overnight attacks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Many people in northern Ethiopia, including the neighboring regions of Amhara and Afar, were uprooted from their homes and tens of thousands of were believed to have been killed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of neighboring

Verb

The privacy problem The bigger concern surrounding this tech, however, is privacy.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, bodies are starting to float in from the surrounding lakes and streams, transforming the picturesque setting into a hellscape that, when the Soviets arrive, is likely to get worse.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of surrounding

Adjective

The development combines The Butterfly residential tower with the adjoining First Baptist Church complex.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
According to fire officials, three restaurants occupy the building, and the fire extended through the space between the ceiling and the roof from one restaurant into the two adjoining restaurants.

— Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026