Borderline
Borderline noun - The line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something.
Chunk and borderline are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Chunk" instead a noun "Borderline".
Nearby Words: border, borderland
Chunk
Chunk noun - A considerable amount.
Borderline and chunk are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Borderline" instead a noun "Chunk".
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- Firefly: Jayne Cobb is on the borderline, and definitely leaning toward "Jerk", but shows some nicer moments, such as sending a chunk of his pay to his mom to help take care of his ailing sister, and wearing a truly hideous hat because his mother made it for him.
- After the player base discovered how to unlock the secret in extreme and borderline ridiculous requirements, a good chunk of the players trashed Overkill for not making the secret easier to access and claimed Overkill made the clues to the secret too obscure.
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Nuclear Weapons Taboo: Borderline Anvilicious sometimes; the earlier movies especially would bring up atomic bombs as a way to destroy Godzilla and the other monsters, but would always get shot down because no one was anxious to destroy Tokyo and a large chunk of Japan in the process.
Source: Franchise / Godzilla
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Chunk and Borderline. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/borderline/chunk
Borderline & Chunk. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/borderline/chunk>.
Chunk or Borderline. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/borderline/chunk.
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