Borderline

/ˈboɹ.dɚˌlaɪn/

Synonyms for "borderline" (72 found)

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Closest matches (15)

ambiguous bordering boundary bounding

Noun(10 words)

ambiguousambiguous caseborderborder regionborderlandborderline pdboundaryboundary linebpdclose-to-cutoff

Adverb(1 words)

barely adequate margin

Strong matches (21)

coastal determinant determinative determining division doubtful dubitable end equivocal extreme fringing frontier indecisive limbic

Noun(7 words)

delimitation demarcation edging fringe frontierfrontier zonegray area

Related words (36)

liminal limit limiting line littoral marginal open perimeter precarious problematic questionable rimming skirting soft suspicious terminal threshold uncertain unclear undecided

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uneasy unsettled unstable unsure

Noun(9 words)

margasivsa marginal mete near-threshold partially slightly somewhatunclear casewatersheds

Adjective(3 words)

marginalmarginal performancesubthreshold

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

13 entries

bound boundary bounds casedegree modifiergeographic boundarygeographic zoneintensifiermeasurement descriptorpersonality disorderqualifierrelative termstatistical qualifier

More specific

13 entries

ambiguous casebarely feasibleborder regionborderlandborderline casedemarcation linefrontier areainconclusive casemarginal scorenear-cutoff valuenear-threshold casenearly possiblestate border

Collocations

10 entries

borderline areaborderline caseborderline diagnosisborderline performanceborderline personality disorderborderline regionborderline scoreborderline thresholdborderline valueborderline zone

Inflections

3 entries

borderlinesmore borderlinemost borderline

similar

2 entries

minimal minimum

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It is the borderline cases that are always in danger: the dignified buildings of the past which may possess no real artistic or historic value, but which people have become sentimentally attached to and have grown to love.

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It's borderline.

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You really ought to wash your hands of this borderline illegal work.

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Layla suffered from borderline personality disorder.

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