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verge on
Synonyms and Antonyms of verge on
1 to be adjacent to our land verges on a wildlife refuge Synonyms abut, border (on), butt (on or against), flank, fringe, join, march (with), neighbor, skirt, touch, adjoin (on)Related Words attach (to), communicate (with), connect (with), link (with); bound, embrace, encircle, enclose (also inclose), fence, line, margin, rim, surround; contact, converge, meet
2 to come very close to being a comment that verged on an insult Synonyms touch (on), trench (on), border (on)Related Words approach, near; appear, look, resemble, seem, suggest; approximate, compare (with), measure up (to), stack up (against or with)
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