Synonyms of peripheries

peripheries

noun

plural of periphery

as in edges

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

the dogs are confined by an invisible electronic fence that runs along the periphery of the yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peripheries

Lighting the bonfire From the Mediterranean to the northern peripheries of Europe, the summer solstice has long been greeted as a time for rituals to gather luck, tell the future and ward off evil. — Thomas A. Dubois, The Conversation, 17 June 2026

The Professional can certainly be understood as a nonlinear narrative of an artist on the peripheries of music, navigating a world far from home with equal parts amusement and bemusement. — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 9 June 2026

But the peripheries of the roster have seen some changes. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

Data from the German Aerospace Center, which analyzes global development, cross-referenced with images from ICEYE and Vantor show that buildings making up the peripheries of the cities damaged by this year’s fires mostly sprang up in the 2000s and 2010s. — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026

What if this wastage was taking place, not in postcolonial peripheries, but in the very heart of the Western financial system? — Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026

Working from the peripheries, the project creates space for people to tell their own stories, celebrating cultural diversity while fostering intercultural and intergenerational dialogue. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026

Francis had largely avoided big, traditionally Catholic European countries during his 12-year pontificate, preferring to visit instead smaller Catholic communities on the peripheries. — ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026

In Brazil, Funk Brasilero, a genre deriving from the favelas and peripheries of major cities, has been around for a decade or more now, but deserves to expand beyond the country. — Rosamaria Garces, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2025