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on the verge of

ADJECTIVE
likely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptable expected fair feasible inclined possible prone reasonable
WEAK
achievable anticipated assuring attainable believeable conceivable conjecturable credible destined disposed favorite given to imaginable in favor of in the cards in the habit of inferable liable odds-on ostensible plausible practicable predisposed presumable promising rational seeming subject to supposable tending thinkable true up-and-coming verisimilar workable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
impossible unlikely unreasonable
WEAK
implausible inapt unforeseeable
ADVERB
almost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually
STRONG
nigh well-nigh
WEAK
about to all but as good as bordering on close to close upon for all practical purposes for the greatest part in effect in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about near to not far from not quite on the brink of on the edge of on the point of pretty near substantially within sight of
PREPOSITION
about to
Synonyms
WEAK
almost at the point of fixing to intending ready set willing to

Example Sentences

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But winger Eberechi Eze left for Arsenal, skipper Marc Guehi nearly joined Liverpool, then moved to Manchester City five months later and top scorer Jean-Philippe Mateta was on the verge of signing for AC Milan, only to fail a medical.

From BBC

The victory puts the Proteas on the verge of the semi-finals without making them mathematically sure.

From BBC

With 41 seconds left against Penn State in November, Indiana trailed 24-20 and was on the verge of losing its perfect season.

From The Wall Street Journal

The second story, “Birdie,” captures a friendship on the verge of tatters among a group of women.

From Los Angeles Times

Opal folded her lower lip down so that she looked like a large toddler on the verge of a tantrum.

From Literature

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