About and Borderline

About

About adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: about as many women as men signed up for the course in auto repair

Borderline and about are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Borderline" instead an adverb "About".

Borderline

Borderline adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: your answer was borderline rude, so I would advise you to be more diplomatic in the future

About and borderline are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "About" instead an adverb "Borderline".

Nearby Words: border, borderland
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Borderline and About. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/about/borderline
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