Synonyms and Antonyms of brink

synonym (synonym of brink)

  • (noun.shape)
    threshold, verge
    a region marking a boundary (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    verge
    the limit beyond which something happens or changes (noun.attribute)
     

hypernym (brink IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a region marking a boundary (noun.shape)
    bound, boundary, edge
    a line determining the limits of an area (noun.shape)
     
  • the edge of a steep place (noun.location)
    border, edge
    the boundary of a surface (noun.location)
     
  • the limit beyond which something happens or changes (noun.attribute)
    bound, boundary, limit
    the greatest possible degree of something (noun.attribute)
     

derivation (.... is derived from brink)

  • (verb.stative)
    verge, verge
    border on; come close to (verb.stative)
     
synonym hypernym derivation threshold verge bound boundary limit border edge verge
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. threshold, verge . verge . bound, boundary, edge . border, edge . bound, boundary, limit . verge, verge


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