OUTSKIRTS Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word outskirts. (close relations)
outskirt
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| beyond | adverbadv | |||||
adverb • farther along in space or time or degree • on the farther side from the observer • over and above | ||||||
| hinterland | nounn | |||||
noun • a remote and undeveloped area | ||||||
| periphery | nounn | |||||
noun • the outside boundary or surface of something | ||||||
| rim | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object • (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended • the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached • a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object • the top edge of a vessel or other container verb • run around the rim of • furnish with a rim • roll around the rim of | ||||||
| borderlands | nounn | |||||
noun • district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area | ||||||
| edges | nounn | |||||
noun • the boundary of a surface • a line determining the limits of an area • a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object • the attribute of urgency in tone of voice • a slight competitive advantage • the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something verb • advance slowly, as if by inches • provide with a border or edge • lie adjacent to another or share a boundary • provide with an edge | ||||||
| fringes | nounn | |||||
noun • the outside boundary or surface of something • a part of the city far removed from the center • one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light • a social group holding marginal or extreme views • a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead • an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels verb • adorn with a fringe • decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe | ||||||
| suburbs | nounn | |||||
noun • a residential district located on the outskirts of a city | ||||||
| fringe | nounn | |||||
noun • the outside boundary or surface of something • a part of the city far removed from the center • one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light • a social group holding marginal or extreme views • a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead • an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels verb • adorn with a fringe • decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe | ||||||
