Synonyms for borderland
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Twilight zone — an intermediate state, category, etc
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
An intermediate state, category, etc.
Near-synonyms: twilight zone, shadowland
- n. 2
Land near a border; marches.
Forms
- Plural
- borderlands → shadowlands, marches, marchlands, frontiers…
Example sentences
- frontier The soldiers headed for the frontier with caution.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| borderland | rising | |
| shadowland | rising | |
| marchland | falling | |
| frontier | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- march1
- 8 letters
- frontier2
- 9 letters
- marchland
- 10 letters
- shadowland3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (frontier2 = 2 syllables).