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edges

NOUN

border, outline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boundary brink corner end fringe line lip margin mouth outskirt peak perimeter point rim shore side threshold tip verge

STRONG

bend berm bound brim butt circumference contour crook crust curb extremity frame frontier hem hook ledge limb limit molding periphery portal ring skirt split strand term trimming turn

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bottom center inside interior middle nadir

WEAK

block disadvantage surface

NOUN

advantage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dominance lead superiority

STRONG

allowance ascendancy bulge draw odds start vantage

WEAK

head start upper hand

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage

WEAK

block center inside interior middle surface

VERB

border, trim

Synonyms

STRONG

bind bound decorate fringe hem margin outline rim shape skirt surround verge

Antonyms

STRONG

allow free let go permit release unbind

WEAK

blunt center dull lose thicken wallop

VERB

defeat narrowly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

creep ease inch

STRONG

infiltrate sidle steal worm

WEAK

nose out slip by slip past squeeze by squeeze past

Antonyms

WEAK

blunt center dull lose thicken wallop

VERB

sharpen

Synonyms

STRONG

file grind hone polish sharpen strop whet

Antonyms

STRONG

blunt dull

WEAK

center lose thicken wallop

Example Sentences

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Then he reconnected with the sport through a Vancouver-based LGBTQ+ hockey association now called The Cutting Edges, where he is president.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Bruce Schoenfeld is a frequent contributor to the magazine and the author of “Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports.”

From New York Times • May 4, 2024

Edges are blurry, plants seed about, vines soften hard edges, and moss carpets old stone and shady nooks.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Edges always fell short of the slips, deliveries wide of off stump were worked into the leg side, anything on the pads was devoured.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2023

Edges, Borders, Boundaries, Brinks and Limits have appeared like a team of trolls on their separate horizons.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy