Synonyms for On the edge of:

• adj.

  • bordering
  • abutting
  ,
  • adjacent
  ,
  • adjoining
  ,
  • bounding
  ,
  • edging
  ,
  • near
  ,
  • neighboring
  ,
  • skirting
  ,
  • touching
  .

• adv.

  • almost
  • all but
  ,
  • as good as
  ,
  • close to
  ,
  • close upon
  ,
  • for all practical purposes
  ,
  • for practical purposes
  ,
  • for the greatest part
  ,
  • not far from
  ,
  • pretty near
  ,
  • well-nigh
  ,
  • about
  ,
  • about to
  ,
  • around
  ,
  • bordering on
  ,
  • essentially
  ,
  • in effect
  ,
  • in the neighborhood of
  ,
  • in the vicinity of
  ,
  • just about
  ,
  • most
  ,
  • much
  ,
  • near to
  ,
  • nigh
  ,
  • not quite
  ,
  • practically
  ,
  • relatively
  ,
  • roughly
  ,
  • substantially
  ,
  • virtually
  ,
  • wellnigh
  ,
  • within sight of
  .
  • nearly
  • approximately
  .

• Other synonyms:

•
• Beside
,
• bordering
.

• Other relevant words:

• at the point of
,
• on the brink of
,
• on the point of
,
• on the verge of
,
• verging on
.
• all but
• almost
.
• Other relevant words (adjective):
• next door
.

What are the hypernyms for On the edge of?

• Other hypernyms:

  border, borderline, brink, brinkmanship, extremity, limit, periphery, threshold, verge, verge of.