Antonyms for brink
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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. brink

   Bank is a general term for the land along the edge of a water course; it may also denote a raised portion of the bed of a river, lake, or ocean; as, the Banks of Newfoundland. A beach is a strip or expanse of incoherent wave-worn sand, which is often pebbly or full of boulders; we speak of the beach of a lake or ocean; a beach is sometimes found in the bend of a river. Strand is a more poetic term for a wave-washed shore, especially as a place for landing or embarking; as, the keel grates on the strand. The whole line of a country or continent that borders the sea is a coast. Shore is any land, whether cliff, or sand, or marsh, bordering water. We do not speak of the coast of a river, nor of the banks of the ocean, tho there may be banks by or under the sea. Edge is the line where land and water meet; as, the water's edge. Brink is the place from which one may fall; as, the river's brink; the brink of a precipice; the brink of ruin.

   Synonyms:
   bank, beach, border, bound, brim, coast, edge, marge, margin, rim, shore, strand

Matched Categories

1. • Boundary
   • Edge
   • Limit

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brink, threshold, vergenoun

   a region marking a boundary

   Synonyms:
   verge, doorsill, doorstep, scepter, doorway, wand, limen, sceptre, threshold, room access, door

2. brinknoun

   the edge of a steep place

   Synonyms:
   verge, threshold

3. verge, brinknoun

   the limit beyond which something happens or changes

   "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy"

   Synonyms:
   wand, threshold, sceptre, scepter, verge

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. brinknoun

   Synonyms:
   edge, border, verge

How to use brink in a sentence?

1. Mark Mullins:

   We had over 3,200 positive cases, had to shut down one school and were on the brink of having shut down others.

2. Brett Hartl:

   To ensure that every species has places to live, that is the most important intervention to keep something from the true brink of extinction.

3. Milos Raonic:

   He came up with the goods and definitely pushed me to the brink there where I was getting a little bit frustrated, i think I created a lot of chances and a few maybe I didn't take the way I would have liked but he also stepped up well on his chances.

4. Roy Rickhuss:

   Steelworkers are determined to stand up to Tata, we stand on the brink of the first national strike in the steel industry for over 30 years.

5. Alexis Tsipras:

   We found opposing us an axis of powers ... led by the governments of Spain and Portugal which for obvious political reasons attempted to lead the entire negotiations to the brink.

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