Synonyms of verged (on)

verged (on)

verb

past tense of verge (on)

1

as in adjoined

to be adjacent to

our land verges on a wildlife refuge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjoined
• joined
• flanked
• touched
• surrounded
• butted (on or against)
• bordered (on)
• neighbored
• marched (with)
• abutted
• fringed
• skirted
• lined
• met
• attached (to)
• connected (with)
• linked (with)
• communicated (with)
• bounded
• enclosed
• encircled
• fenced
• rimmed
• margined
• converged
• contacted
• embraced
• inclosed

2

as in seemed

to come very close to being

a comment that verged on an insult

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seemed
• resembled
• touched (on)
• trenched (on)
• bordered (on)
• suggested
• approached
• neared
• measured up (to)
• stacked up (against or with)
• appeared
• approximated
• looked
• compared (with)