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edges

NOUN

border, outline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boundary brink corner end fringe line lip margin mouth outskirt peak perimeter point rim shore side threshold tip verge

STRONG

bend berm bound brim butt circumference contour crook crust curb extremity frame frontier hem hook ledge limb limit molding periphery portal ring skirt split strand term trimming turn

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bottom center inside interior middle nadir

WEAK

block disadvantage surface

NOUN

advantage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dominance lead superiority

STRONG

allowance ascendancy bulge draw odds start vantage

WEAK

head start upper hand

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage

WEAK

block center inside interior middle surface

VERB

border, trim

Synonyms

STRONG

bind bound decorate fringe hem margin outline rim shape skirt surround verge

Antonyms

STRONG

allow free let go permit release unbind

WEAK

blunt center dull lose thicken wallop

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

blunt center dull lose thicken wallop

VERB

sharpen

Synonyms

STRONG

file grind hone polish sharpen strop whet

Antonyms

STRONG

blunt dull

WEAK

center lose thicken wallop

Example Sentences

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The wildflower meadow along the edges of the village green has been a particular highlight.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Germany’s DAX edges 0.1% higher, helped by a 2.7% gain for semiconductor group Infineon Technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

They’re bright, punchy and just a little salty around the edges.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

And then, as winter turns to spring, I develop, for the first time, cold sores at the edges of my lips.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Greenish-yellow lightning flashed around the edges of the plywood boards they’d put up, and—poom—the electricity went out for good.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz