Borderline
Borderline noun - The line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something.
Category and borderline are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Category" instead a noun "Borderline".
Nearby Words: border, borderland
Category
Category noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.
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Synonyms for Category
Borderline and category are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Borderline" instead a noun "Category".
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Both words in one sentence
- Early on, Big Bad Xykon is Faux Affably Evil, and his seemingly unfocused, borderline ditzy mannerisms might make you think he fits in this category.
Source: Affably Evil / Web Comics - In Lonely Werewolf Girl Thrix falls (reluctantly) into this category, not so much due to her being a werwolf with a borderline psychotic family, but more to her being a chronic workaholic.
Source: Old Maid -
Ecchi: While some of the explicit scenes in the manga series are borderline hentai, for the most part it falls squarely into the ecchi category.
Source: Manga / Futari Ecchi
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Category and Borderline. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/borderline/category
Borderline & Category. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/borderline/category>.
Category or Borderline. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/borderline/category.
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