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

Businesses naturally gravitate toward raising prices, cutting costs, and maximizing quarterly margins because those decisions produce immediate, measurable results. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Wisconsin's statewide races are typically decided by slim margins. — Clay Masters, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026

Its growth is slowing, surging memory prices threaten to erode its margins, and more financial institutions are souring on the company. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

On Friday, the stock surged more than 32% after CEO Jeffrey Tangney said the company was seeing huge margins on its artificial intelligence search tool. — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

All in all, Skubal was the biggest name to move, as expected, but there were a number of very interesting trades that improved teams around the margins. — Ian Miller, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Saudi Aramco’s second-quarter profit increased 33% from a year earlier, as higher oil prices and strong refining margins helped offset lower export volumes. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Its design targets better fuel utilization, higher burnup, longer refueling cycles, stronger safety margins, and reduced volumes of long-lived spent fuel for each unit of electricity generated. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

Where the Los Angeles Dodgers were wheeling and dealing for the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, the Pittsburgh Pirates were upgrading on the margins, hoping a change of scenery could lead to better fortunes. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

Headline beat, but margins missed expectations. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026