Bordering on
Generally and bordering on are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Generally" instead an adverb phrase "Bordering on".
Generally
Generally adverb - According to the usual course of things.
Bordering on and generally are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bordering on" instead an adverb "Generally".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- much and bordering on
- much and generally
- nearly and bordering on
- nearly and generally
- almost and bordering on
- almost and generally
- practically and bordering on
- practically and generally
- about and bordering on
- about and generally
- all but and bordering on
- all but and generally
- around and bordering on
- around and generally
Both terms in one sentence
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Blake is generally held up as the Nice Guy during the series, but his character in "Actability" is a Jerk Jock bordering on The Sociopath—and he's quite scary.
Source: Series / The Glee Project -
The WWE "Divas" are generally portrayed with long hair, bordering on Rapunzel Hair.
Source: Long Hair Is Feminine - Frankly, the song is drowning in Wangst bordering on brain-bleeding territory — the hottest/nicest/most generally awesome girl in town wants him and he's turning her down because she's rich?
Source: Wrong Side of the Tracks
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