Synonyms of bordering (on)

bordering (on)

verb

present participle of border (on)

1

as in touching (on)

to come very close to being

that comment borders on insubordination, and you should be more careful in the future

Synonyms & Similar Words

• touching (on)
• trenching (on)
• resembling
• verging (on)
• seeming
• suggesting
• comparing (with)
• approaching
• looking
• measuring up (to)
• nearing
• stacking up (against or with)
• appearing
• approximating

2

as in adjoining

to be adjacent to

that state borders on three others

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjoining
• joining
• flanking
• marching (with)
• verging (on)
• surrounding
• touching
• neighboring
• butting (on or against)
• connecting (with)
• communicating (with)
• linking (with)
• attaching (to)
• abutting
• skirting
• lining
• fringing
• meeting
• bounding
• inclosing
• enclosing
• contacting
• encircling
• converging
• embracing
• fencing
• rimming
• margining