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

Ukraine’s neighbors are on alert Russia’s relentless onslaught has spooked other European countries, especially those bordering Ukraine, which fear spreading attacks from Moscow. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 20 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

The highest number of cases have been reported in Congo's eastern Ituri province, bordering Uganda. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

But in Russian regions bordering Ukraine, which started to face Kyiv’s retaliatory strikes earlier than the rest of the country, support for the war is even higher. — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026

In Melilla, Spain's other enclave bordering Morocco, authorities reported that between 300 and 400 people crossed or attempted to cross the border by land or sea on Thursday. — Aicha El Hammar Castano, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Dropped off on the Canadian side, that group walked ‒ in full view of remote security cameras – into a field of shoulder-high corn bordering the United States. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026