Synonyms for fringe
frɪndʒfringe

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fringenoun

   Synonyms:
   bangs, forelock

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. periphery, fringe, outer boundarynoun

   the outside boundary or surface of something

   Synonyms:
   outer boundary, periphery, interference fringe, outskirt, bang

2. outskirt, fringenoun

   a part of the city far removed from the center

   "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city"

   Synonyms:
   outer boundary, periphery, interference fringe, outskirt, bang

3. fringe, interference fringenoun

   one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light

   Synonyms:
   outer boundary, periphery, interference fringe, outskirt, bang

4. fringenoun

   a social group holding marginal or extreme views

   "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"

   Synonyms:
   outer boundary, periphery, interference fringe, outskirt, bang

5. bang, fringenoun

   a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead

   Synonyms:
   bang, outskirt, bam, rush, clap, periphery, strike, smasher, blast, thrill, kick, interference fringe, knock, charge, outer boundary, belt, hit, eruption, bash, flush, boot, smash

6. fringeverb

   an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels

   Synonyms:
   outer boundary, periphery, interference fringe, outskirt, bang

7. fringeverb

   adorn with a fringe

   "The weaver fringed the scarf"

8. fringeverb

   decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe

   "fur fringed the hem of the dress"

Matched Categories

1. • Adorn
   • Border
   • City District
   • Hairdo
   • Handicraft
   • Optical Phenomenon
   • Social Group

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. fringenoun

   Synonyms:
   edging, margin, confine, border, fimbriation

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "fringe":

   incidental, spin-off, bangs, margin, ancillary, social, collateral, brink, edge, periphery

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1. Francis Collins:

   I did write that,and I will stand by that, basically, these fringe epidemiologists whoreally did not have thecredentials to be making sucha grand sweeping statement, were saying just let the virus run through the population andeventually then everybody would have had it and everything will be okay.

2. Phil Berger:

   This should tell you all you need to know about Cooper and Senate Democrats’ motives, they aren’t interested in moving past this issue or protecting the privacy and safety of North Carolina families. They’re brass-knuckled politicians who want to wage a nasty culture war with divisive issues, so they can keep filling their campaign coffers with cash from fringe liberal activists.

3. Nicole Neily:

   There is no place in our political debate for the kind of rhetoric we just saw in Fairfax, and there should be no place for political officials cheering on that rhetoric. Our public schools exist for the benefit of our kids and our communities, and despite the behavior of certain people to the contrary, our schools are not owned by special interests or a tiny political fringe.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   The Democratic nominee’s taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over one of America’s two major political parties.

5. unattributed truth from r.g.frp:

   It can be shown that for any nutty theory, beyond-the-fringe political view, or strange religion there exists a proponent on the Net. The proof is left as an exercise for your kill-file.