Definitions

on the verge of

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All (3) Adjective (1) Adverb (1) Preposition (1)

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likely adj.
almost adv.
about to prep.

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

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on the verge of

Website articles, social media posts and column inches have been filled this week with the news that highly rated 15-year-old forward JJ Gabriel is on the verge of leaving Manchester United.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Sebastien Mallet is on the verge of his best one-year performance ever as portfolio manager of T. Rowe Price Global Value Equity Fund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

"Before his death, my uncle... had endured displacement, poverty, imprisonment and loss," Ajila told AFP, decrying the lingering danger from "houses on the verge of collapse".

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

The “Magnificent Seven” basket is on the verge of an imminent breakout that should spark a sharp rally in the large-cap tech sector, according to Fundstrat.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

She was on the verge of tears, so she stopped for a moment.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

on the verge of

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