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Synonyms for edge

45 synonyms
6 antonyms
5 meanings

noun
verb

Most common

boundary rim margin side advantage gain sharpness zest

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Boundary — A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge

boundary, rim, margin, side, fringe AU, verge, brink, lip, hem, limit, skirt, brim, extremity, flange, brow, bank, termination formal

2. Advantage — an advantage

advantage, gain

3. Sharpness — sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire

sharpness, bitterness, keenness, poignancy, acrimony

4. Zest

zest, intensity, vigor US, vigour UK

Other

border, line, bound, outskirts, selvedge, sting, crest, bordure, egg

Verb

1. Adjoin

adjoin, butt, march, abut

Other

sharpen, inch, goon, snick

Antonyms

center, centre, interior

All antonyms of edge →

Definitions

n. 1
An advantage.
n. 2
A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
The cup is right on the edge of the table.
n. 3
Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
After the timeout there was a new edge to the team's play.
v. 1
To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
He edged the book across the table.

Related words

Phrases: cutting-edge directed edge water's edge bleeding edge leading edge edge out platform edge door edge case

Forms

Plural: edges → boundaries, rims, margins, sides…
Past participle: edged
e.g. edged → adjoined, butted, marched, abutted…

Choose the right word

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Edge is the line where land and water meet; as, the water's edge.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

side There are cherry trees on each side of the street.
margin The distributors are asking for an exceptional margin.
boundary Smoking is permitted within the marked boundary.
rim I enjoy sipping on a margarita with salt around the rim.
border We met again in Oujda, on the border with Algeria.
egg If the universe is a cosmic egg, then who laid it?

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
edge		rising
side		rising
margin		falling
boundary		falling
rim		steady
border		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: egg¹, lip¹, rim¹, hem¹
4 letters: side¹, line¹, bank¹, gain¹, inch¹, butt¹, brow¹, zest¹, brim¹, goon¹, abut²
5 letters: march¹, limit², bound¹, skirt¹, sting¹, verge¹, crest¹, brink¹, vigor², snick
6 letters: border², margin², fringe¹, flange¹, vigour, adjoin²
7 letters: sharpen², bordure
8 letters: boundary³, acrimony⁴, keenness, selvedge
9 letters: advantage³, intensity⁴, outskirts², extremity⁴, sharpness², poignancy³
10 letters: bitterness³
11 letters: termination⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abut² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: bord
Italiano: orlo
Español: orilla
Deutsch: Rand
Català: vora