Synonyms for
Border
Definition
The line that separates two countries or states, or the area around this line.
Synonyms & similar words
edge
skirt
boundaryline
march
surround
margin
delimitation
button
buttagainst
butt
adjoin
bound
frame
framein
mete
environ
molding
borderline
abut
moulding
perimeter
ring
boundary
frontier
edge
perimeter
rim
margin
outline
brink
fringe
limit
partition
demarcation
separation
partition
barrier
enclosure
fence
hedge
wall
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- border crossing
- border patrol
- border dispute
- border town
- border line
- border control
- border wall
Word family
Usage note
Can refer to a physical line separating territories or a figurative limit. Be mindful of context to avoid ambiguity.
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Example sentences
- The cat sat on the border of the rug and the hardwood floor.
- The border patrol officer checked our passports before allowing us to cross the border.
- I need to add a border to this picture frame.
- The border between North and South Korea is heavily fortified.
- The garden is surrounded by a border of flowers.
Quotes
The border means more than a customs-house, a passport officer, a man with a gun. Over there everything is going to be different; life is never going to be quite the same again after your passport has been stamped. - Graham Greene
We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws. It is wrong and ultimately self-defeating for a nation of immigrants to permit the kind of abuse of our immigration laws we have seen in recent years, and we must do more to stop it. - Barack Obama
When you're crossing a border, suddenly it's like you're a criminal, you're a suspect, and they're going to go through everything. - Roberto Cavalli