bordered on

Synonyms

margined

Examples

The social body that had been effectively threatened by the diffusion of a faith that bordered on anarchism, on a total lack of interest in worldly matters (administration, commerce, etc.), ... reacted in self-defense and absorbed the foreign body, making it serve its own ends. Jacques Ellul

Ferdinand had foresight and unbelievable luck. His success actually bordered on fiction. Imelda Marcos

The quality of our thoughts is bordered on all sides by our facility with language. J. Michael Straczynski

Words in the phrase

bordered on

Close letter words and terms

border-land bordereau bordered bordered with convex curves borderer bordergore