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edge

[ej] / ɛdʒ /
NOUN
border, outline
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boundary brink corner end fringe line lip margin mouth outskirt perimeter rim shore threshold verge
STRONG
berm bound brim circumference contour curb extremity frame frontier hem ledge limit molding periphery portal ring side skirt split strand term trimming
Antonyms
STRONGEST
center interior middle
WEAK
inside surface
NOUN
advantage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dominance lead superiority
STRONG
allowance ascendancy draw odds start vantage
WEAK
head start upper hand
Antonyms
STRONG
disadvantage
VERB
border, trim
Synonyms
STRONG
bind bound decorate fringe hem margin outline rim shape skirt surround verge
VERB
defeat narrowly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
creep ease inch
STRONG
infiltrate sidle steal worm
WEAK
nose out slip by slip past squeeze by squeeze past
Antonyms
WEAK
lose wallop
VERB
sharpen
Synonyms
STRONG
file grind hone polish sharpen strop whet
Antonyms
STRONG
blunt dull
WEAK
thicken

Example Sentences

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OpenAI aims to go public by year-end and is building a new “superapp” to regain its edge among business users.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Nevertheless, investors should watch Bitcoin through the long weekend with the Middle East situation on a knife edge and market-moving news all but inevitable.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The drab Chevron at the edge of Chinatown these days is charging nearly $9 a gallon, $3 more than the Los Angeles area’s average of $5.72.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Glenn hopes to edge closer to developments in the field but despite years of scaling mountains, he believes "you don't find Bigfoot, Bigfoot finds you".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Torak and Renn lay panting at the edge .of the ice hale.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.