Bordering on
Close to and bordering on are semantically related In some cases you can use "Close to" instead the phrase "Bordering on" as an adverb or an adjective or a preposition.
Close to
Close to adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
Bordering on and close to are semantically related in nearly topic. You can use "Bordering on" instead the phrase "Close to" as an adverb or an adjective or a preposition, if it concerns topics such as next to, approximately.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- nearly and bordering on
- nearly and close to
- almost and bordering on
- almost and close to
- practically and bordering on
- practically and close to
- about and bordering on
- about and close to
- all but and bordering on
- all but and close to
- near and bordering on
- near and close to
- approaching and bordering on
- approaching and close to
Both terms in one sentence
- The Stepbrother Sitch and all its follow-up stories are as close to Kim Possible and Phineas and Ferb as possible, with plenty of Lampshade Hanging, Continuity Nods (possibly bordering on Continuity Porn at times), and some thoughts on various pieces of Canon Fodder.
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We later find out that the destruction of the truce is the result of a BIG one of his', bordering on Gambit Roulette, that was this close to leave him as the pretty much last warrior standing in both clans, with Oboro as his puppet wife and as Man Behind the Man for the next shogun.
Source: Manga / Basilisk -
In the iOS game Layton Brothers: Mystery Room, the title protagonist (though close to Deuteragonist ) is both of these in one character (with the "bad cop" bordering on Rabid Cop during the interrogation portion).
Source: Good Cop/Bad Cop
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Close to and Bordering on. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bordering_on/close_to
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