border

[bawr-der] / ˈbɔr dər /

NOUN

outermost edge, margin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boundary line outskirt

STRONG

bound bounds brim brink circumference confine end extremity fringe hem limit lip perimeter periphery rim selvage skirt trim trimming verge

Antonyms

STRONG

center inside interior middle

WEAK

mainland region territory

NOUN

boundary; frontier

Synonyms

STRONGEST

edge entrance line outpost

STRONG

beginning borderline door march marchland pale perimeter sideline threshold

Antonyms

WEAK

center inside interior mainland middle region territory

VERB

bound on; be on the edge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abut adjoin encircle flank neighbor surround

STRONG

bind circumscribe communicate contour decorate define delineate edge enclose frame fringe hem join line march margin outline rim side skirt touch trim verge

WEAK

be adjacent to mark off set off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

let go

STRONG

center free loose lose release

WEAK

be inside

Example Sentences

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This was a massive scam compound, just inside Cambodia in a border town called O Smach.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

They insist this is not their war and say they feel abandoned after Lebanese troops withdrew from several border points.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

In many cases, migrants from around the world had waited months in Mexico for their turn to speak with border agents after securing appointments through the app.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The convoy had been due to visit the border village of Debl.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

“Maybe. Nomadic peoples rarely have one language they all speak. I’m sure a lot of the Pecheneg bands nearer to the Kievan border speak Russian. Why?”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

border

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