FRINGING Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

fringing 1 of 2

adjective

as in adjacent

having a border in common fringing nations fighting over territory on their shared border

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fringing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of fringe

as in adjoining

to be adjacent to the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage

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as in bordering

to serve as a border for neat rows of red brick fringe the estate's flower beds

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Recent Examples of fringing

Adjective

In Ocho Rios, the vast fringing reef shelf has drop-offs on the northern side perfect for spotting diverse soft and hard corals like staghorn, sea fan and brain coral. — Adrienne Jordan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025

Verb

Sustainability is a priority at Sal Salis, with the 16 eco-luxury safari tents designed for minimal impact, just metres from the largest fringing reef in the world, its barefoot luxury as nature intended. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026 An easy 10-minute swim will have you on the fringing reef, with slivers of multi-coloured fish, gliding turtles and epic coral formations. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 But in 2015, that changed when the sea ice fringing this vast, icy continent stopped expanding and began to decline dramatically. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2026 Chromatic aberration is very well controlled, with minimal color fringing even when shooting wide open. — Tantse Walter, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2026 Details like eyelash fringing, subtle embroidery, and embossed velvet designs are an easy way to dress up a mundane sectional or lackluster white couch. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2026 As the sun has grown subtly brighter over this span, if this supercontinent struggled with high carbon dioxide levels like its Pangaean forebear did, then this would be an inimically hot world to animals, except for lone refuges fringing its polar far reaches. — Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 The islands that became the Outer Banks fringing the North Carolina coast first appeared 15,000 years ago, when sea levels dropped and the nation’s shoreline migrated inward from the continental shelf, Young said. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fringing

Adjective

Hamas is the terrorist group that has pledged to eliminate Israel, which operates in Gaza, the area adjacent to Israel.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026
Netflix has also pushed aggressively into live sports and sports-adjacent fare, acquiring rights to the WWE’s weekly Raw showcase along with NFL and Major League Baseball games.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of adjacent

Verb

The film could use a few more such colorful secondary strands adjoining the main conflict, though one subplot involving a maybe-romance between two jaded journalists assigned to the summit is oddly framed and abruptly dropped.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
The organization has partnered with the city on the campus’ redesign since 2012, when planning began to incorporate a vacant lot adjoining the towers into the campus.

— Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of adjoining

Verb

The Hezlep House, completed in 1968, is one of his few remaining homes in San Marino, a leafy, genteel city bordering Pasadena.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
In bordering Easton, where 72% of students are white, the share that completes advanced coursework is 70%, according to state data.

— Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of bordering

Adjective

In neighboring Hammond, Angel Navarro is among thousands still without power.

— Darius Johnson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Construction workers clung to a malfunctioning crane Friday as its arm collapsed onto the pool deck of a neighboring luxury high-rise in Miami, video shot by a bystander showed.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of neighboring

Verb

The front end is particularly imposing, with twin LED headlights flanking a broad grille and a substantial-looking skid plate beneath the bumper.

— Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
There’s a massive plant wall flanking one side of the Main Hall, with about 1,200 pots of living greens.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of flanking

Verb

Perhaps most importantly, the brothers had an indisputable chemistry, both in the studio and bounding around racks of equipment on stage.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026
Unlike more overtly depressive takes on this role, Bos’ Hamlet is impetuous and sardonic, often bounding up three stairs in a single step and unspooling his words, words, words as if his mouth can’t keep up with his restless mind.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of bounding

Verb

But those concerns didn’t stop groups of Catholics from joining a recent joyous pilgrimage on Mount Tabor, where the Gospels say Jesus appeared transfigured alongside the Jewish prophets Moses and Elijah.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
On climate, liberals would offer tax rewards for green energy, support joining climate pacts, and phasing out fossil fuels gradually over decades.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of joining

Verb

Excitement surrounding the new season is slowly growing among the West Ham United fanbase, but there are lingering issues that remain hard to ignore.

— Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Israeli warplanes also targeted a teacher’s training college and a religious building in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, around 10 miles east of Ansar, with further strikes reported in the surrounding area.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

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