Synonyms of borders (on)

borders (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of border (on)

1

as in touches (on)

to come very close to being

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• touches (on)
• seems
• resembles
• trenches (on)
• verges (on)
• suggests
• approaches
• compares (with)
• looks
• appears
• stacks up (against or with)
• nears
• measures up (to)
• approximates

2

as in adjoins

to be adjacent to

that state borders on three others

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjoins
• joins
• touches
• neighbors
• flanks
• marches (with)
• surrounds
• verges (on)
• butts (on or against)
• abuts
• attaches (to)
• connects (with)
• links (with)
• lines
• skirts
• communicates (with)
• meets
• fringes
• fences
• margins
• bounds
• contacts
• encircles
• encloses
• converges
• embraces
• rims
• incloses