Synonyms for brink
brɪŋkbrink

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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

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Boundary
   • Edge
   • Limit

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1. brinknoun

   Synonyms:
   edge, border, margin, verge, brow

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

1. brinknoun

   Synonyms:
   edge, border, verge

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1. List of paraphrases for "brink":

   verge, rand, edge, abyss, precipice, threshold, eve, fringe, rob, periphery

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1. Nobel Committee:

   The quartet was formed in the summer of 2013 when the democratization process was in danger of collapsing as a result of political assassinations and widespread social unrest, it established an alternative, peaceful political process at a time when the country was on the brink of civil war. It was thus instrumental in enabling Tunisia, in the space of a few years, to establish a constitutional system of government guaranteeing fundamental rights for the entire population, irrespective of gender, political conviction or religious belief.

2. Mayor Don Guardian:

   We're on the brink. We're trying to get through day to day.

3. David Beasley:

   Because of Covid, conflict, economic deterioration, the numbers of people marching to the brink of starvation has spiked to now about 13 to 14 million people.

4. Sarah Hewin:

   Either we are in a sort of temporary high inflation patch and we will get back to normal on inflation, in which case there is a positive growth outlook. Either ... we are on the brink of an inflation problem and we may look back in six months time and say central banks were behind the curve, that will mean there is potential for more aggressive policymaking and rate hikes coming faster than markets expect. So it’s understandable why there is sense of uncertainty in markets.

5. Ranj Alaaldin:

   Iraq's political system is on the brink of irreparable collapse and the country is headed toward a civil war between Sadr and his Iran-aligned rivals.