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Synonyms for borderline
ˈbɔr dərˌlaɪnbor·der·line
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Princeton's WordNet
boundary line, border, borderline, delimitation, meteadjective
a line that indicates a boundary
Synonyms:
perimeter, delimitation, edge, boundary line, mete, molding, moulding, margin, borderborderline, marginaladjective
of questionable or minimal quality
"borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability"
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1953 | edge | |
#2110 | limit | |
#3282 | border | |
#5176 | boundary | |
#6130 | margin | |
#8622 | frontier | |
#11024 | marginal | |
#14830 | perimeter | |
#16799 | molding | |
#25290 | moulding | |
#25366 | borderline | |
#74741 | delimitation | |
#84928 | mete |
How to use borderline in a sentence?
The poor on the borderline of starvation live purposeful lives. To be engaged in a desperate struggle for food and shelter is to be wholly free from a sense of futility.
We currently believe it is borderline as to whether the Bank of England starts to raise interest rates at the end of this year or holds fire until early 2016.
I remember just how hard they had it (in 2015). Like it was like, concrete back then, and obviously the greens were borderline concrete too and a little bumpy, but this is one of the coolest courses I’ve played, and I’ve been fortunate to play some really, really cool courses.
He stated his opinion, which was borderline going against ... the person who passed away.
Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder:
The problem is this is a grave constitutional violation for you to talk about the defendant's silence, you're right on the borderline, and you may be over, but it better stop.
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