Synonyms of margins

margins 1 of 2

noun

plural of margin

as in edges

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

the margins of the paper should only be an inch wide

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edges
• perimeters
• confines
• borders
• boundaries
• edgings
• circumferences
• fringes
• peripheries
• verges
• skirts
• ends
• bounds
• rims
• brims
• frames
• outskirts
• hems
• borderlines
• compasses
• cusps
• skirtings
• lips
• limitations
• extents
• curbs
• crests
• shores
• restrictions
• frontiers
• maxima
• demarcations
• ceilings
• borderlands
• measures
• terminations
• brinks
• marches
• ambits
• laps
• selvages
• pales
• meres

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• centers
• hearts
• cores
• interiors
• insides
• middles
• inners
• withins

margins

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of margin

as in borders

to serve as a border for

the riverbed is margined by a flat beach of smooth rocks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• borders
• bounds
• edges
• fringes
• surrounds
• rims
• skirts
• frames
• circles
• walls
• outlines
• traces
• trims
• hems
• encircles
• defines
• demarcates
• loops
• rings
• sketches
• limits
• confines
• rounds
• curbs
• circumscribes
• silhouettes
• delineates
• encloses
• restricts
• environs
• controls
• girdles
• checks
• girths
• restrains
• compasses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of margins

Noun

This is where teams build the products, where schedules succeed or fail, where quality gets established, where margins can disappear and where customer commitments ultimately become either deliveries or delays. — Naveen Poonian, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Russian officials were also back in the room at a G20 finance chiefs' meeting on the margins of the IMF gathering last Thursday. — Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Polls slow slim margins in several statewide contests, including the gubernatorial race. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

By leveraging its immense manufacturing scale and a vast network of local bike shop partners across the US, the company works with margins that smaller startups couldn’t survive with. — New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026

The perks of retail are not just profitability and margins, the president said. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

For decades, Alberta separatism remained on the political margins. — Sheena Rossiter, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

That's already very tightly bunched, but expanding it shows how close the margins are in college football this year. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

When haul trucks sit idle waiting to recharge, every minute of lost production directly erodes operating margins. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

Verb

Furthermore, Scotto expects Williams' Transmission, Power & Gulf segment to increase quarter-over-quarter, driven by the startup of the Socrates power project and favorable natural gas liquids, or NGL, margins. — CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026

Protecting margins The challenge isn’t simply detecting token theft or fraud, but rather deciding how to respond. — Sarita Singh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

Private investors are underwriting stablecoin volumes doubling annually and margins holding simultaneously. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The Dodgers are still trying to figure out what margins, if any, there are for an edge. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 June 2026