Far
Far adjective - Lasting for a considerable time.
On the verge is an antonym for far.
Nearby Words: fared, faring
On the verge
Both terms in one sentence
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In this battle, the Wehrmacht was pushed as far inland as the Swedish border and was on the verge of surrendering, when the British and French got news of the invasion of France.
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It goes so far as to show the Major on the verge of being executed when he was an SS officer in Russia in the middle of Alucard's flashback to his own battlefield execution by the Turks.
Source: Manga / Hellsing - Luckily for him, he becomes friends with a certain Shiki Tohno, a boy who really was commonly on the verge of death when he was younger, but whose maturity and philosophical outlook were far beyond his years...
Source: Like You Were Dying
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On the verge and Far. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/far/on_the_verge
Far & On the verge. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/far/on_the_verge>.
On the verge or Far. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/far/on_the_verge.
