On the brink

Synonyms for "on the brink" (25 found)

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Closest matches (5)

about toat next handat the limitat the peripheryat the threshold

Strong matches (8)

bordering onclose toclose uponhard onmarginallynearnear tonear upon

Related words (12)

nearaboutnext door tonighnigh aboutnot far fromon the borderlineon the edgeon the pointon the vergeperipherallyverging onverging upon

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Bobbery's on the brink, ain't he, mate? I 'oped he'd pull through, but...

Source: wiktionary

Rich countries must sign a “historic pact” with the poor on the climate, or “we will be doomed”, the UN secretary-general, António Guterres, has warned, as a deepening gulf between the developed and developing world has put climate talks on the brink.

Source: wiktionary

Germany is a nation on the brink. On Tuesday, perhaps unwittingly, a handful of members of parliament decided to see how much further they could push it.

Source: wiktionary