VERGING Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

verging 1 of 2

adjective

as in adjacent

having a border in common the two brothers bought verging properties

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verging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of verge

as in bordering

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Adjective

And although Lichtenstein wasn’t gay, there’s enough irony about gender in his early work to qualify him as being interestingly gay-adjacent.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
In 2022, Kenwood bought two adjacent lots on Sanders Avenue for $325,000 to address the parking constraints.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of adjacent

Verb

Democrats now hold three of Indiana's nine seats in Congress, including the 1st District in northwest Indiana, bordering Chicago, and the 7th District, centered on Indianapolis.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
In court filings, the two plaintiffs further alleged that the land bordering the Bankhead Highway fell within Aledo’s and Fort Worth’s extraterritorial jurisdictions, or ETJs, so Willow Park had no right to claim it.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of bordering

Adjective

Shipping data reviewed by Newsweek in July appeared to show the passage of at least two large Chinese flagged crude oil carriers through the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint just hours after the group targeted two Saudi ships in the neighboring Red Sea.

— Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
The arrest is the latest in a series of legal troubles involving members of the former president’s family in Zimbabwe and neighboring South Africa.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of neighboring

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Cocktails are served at Drink Kong, the sexy, high-concept cocktail bar—its second location in the city—adjoining the property.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Undeterred, the three friends bought the hotel and adjoining property for $3 million and have since spent over $10 million on renovations and redesign.

— Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of adjoining

Verb

Because Huang is the public face of Nvidia and directs its engineering strategy, any foreign intelligence contact touching his inner circle is certain to draw scrutiny from US defense officials.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
The answer was body contact, which helps reveal which couple is real, so the team settled on choreography with plenty of touching.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026

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