Border on
Border on verb - To come very close to being.
Usage example: that comment borders on insubordination, and you should be more careful in the future
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Synonyms for Border on
Touch and border on are semantically related in approximate topic. In some cases you can use "Touch" instead a verb "Border on".
Touch
Touch verb - To be adjacent to.
Usage example: our property touches theirs right where that big elm tree is
Border on and touch are semantically related in be in contact topic. You can use "Border on" instead a verb "Touch".
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Fairy (Elf/Fairy/Angel): The most magical race, relatively speaking, and often depicted as so removed from the other races' mortal needs as to border on the alien or out of touch.
Source: Five Races
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