verging on

ADJECTIVE

approximate

Synonyms

STRONG

close like matching near resembling

WEAK

alike analogous comparable relative

Antonyms

STRONG

away different far

WEAK

accurate clear definite dissimilar exact precise same

ADVERB

beside

Synonyms

WEAK

a step from abreast of adjacent to adjoining alongside aside at one's elbow at the edge of at the side of bordering on by cheek by jowl close at hand close to close upon connected with contiguous to fornent in juxtaposition near nearby neck and neck neighboring next door to nigh opposite overlooking round side by side with

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We are drawn by the painting’s rich orchestration of warm and cool browns—from sludgy tan to super-charged ocher verging on sienna—and its seductive textures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"Within three hours flying time of the Gulf, you have the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, verging on China. It's a huge market," explains James Hogan, a former chief executive of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Sentiment gauges based on other inputs were suggesting that investors’ confidence might be verging on complacency.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

ETFs, we are verging on becoming a country that has more ETFs offering various baskets of stocks than we have actual stocks.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025

With postwar guilt, he decried bratwurst, sauer- braten, and Konigsberger Klopse as dishes verging on poison.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

verging on

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