Borderline
Borderline noun - The line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something.
Top and borderline are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Top" instead a noun "Borderline".
Nearby Words: border, borderland
Top
Top noun - A piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents.
Borderline and top are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Borderline" instead a noun "Top".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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He's quite sympathetic throughout the series and there's even some Adaptational Heroism on top of what was already a borderline Historical Hero Upgrade in the books.
Source: Series / Wolf Hall -
Due to the way the code for zombie pigman is built on top of the code for normal zombies, zombie pigmen villagers riding chickens would not be completely impossible, just borderline impossible.
Source: Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs - And to top it off, he also plays the obsessive, borderline-psychotic protagonist in The Midnight Meat Train.
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Top and Borderline. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/borderline/top
Borderline & Top. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/borderline/top>.
Top or Borderline. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/borderline/top.
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