border on

Verb

Meaning

come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

approach march near reach meet look border edge join connect touch compare resemble approximate neighbor
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Antonyms

head lead distance front pass differ
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Hypernyms

approximate come close

Hyponyms

converge

Examples

A man of remarkable genius may afford to pass by a piece of wit, if it happens to border on abuse. A little genius is obliged to catch at every witticism indiscriminately. William Shenstone

To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous. Elizabeth Gilbert

Farce may often border on tragedy; indeed, farce is nearer tragedy in its essence than comedy is. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

You must understand the following: In order to master a field, you must love the subject and feel a profound connection to it. Your interest must transcend the field itself and border on the religious. Robert Greene

As a practicing neurologist, I can tell you first hand that working with Parkinson's patients offers clinical challenges. But from an emotional perspective, this disease can border on overwhelming. David Perlmutter

This borders on discrimination! Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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