Synonyms for brink
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1. brink

   Bank is a general term for the land along the edge of a water course; it may also denote a raised portion of the bed of a river, lake, or ocean; as, the Banks of Newfoundland. A beach is a strip or expanse of incoherent wave-worn sand, which is often pebbly or full of boulders; we speak of the beach of a lake or ocean; a beach is sometimes found in the bend of a river. Strand is a more poetic term for a wave-washed shore, especially as a place for landing or embarking; as, the keel grates on the strand. The whole line of a country or continent that borders the sea is a coast. Shore is any land, whether cliff, or sand, or marsh, bordering water. We do not speak of the coast of a river, nor of the banks of the ocean, tho there may be banks by or under the sea. Edge is the line where land and water meet; as, the water's edge. Brink is the place from which one may fall; as, the river's brink; the brink of a precipice; the brink of ruin.

   Synonyms:
   bank, beach, border, bound, brim, coast, edge, marge, margin, rim, shore, strand

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1. brink, threshold, vergenoun

   a region marking a boundary

   Synonyms:
   verge, doorsill, doorstep, scepter, doorway, wand, limen, sceptre, threshold, room access, door

2. brinknoun

   the edge of a steep place

   Synonyms:
   verge, threshold

3. verge, brinknoun

   the limit beyond which something happens or changes

   "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy"

   Synonyms:
   wand, threshold, sceptre, scepter, verge

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1. • Boundary
   • Edge
   • Limit

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1. brinknoun

   Synonyms:
   edge, border, margin, verge, brow

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. brinknoun

   Synonyms:
   edge, border, verge

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1. List of paraphrases for "brink":

   verge, rand, edge, abyss, precipice, threshold, eve, fringe, rob, periphery

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1. Mick Fleetwood:

   All of us... anyone that's been in Fleetwood Mac, as far as I've been aware, has been seemingly pretty well brought up by their parents: not goody two-shoes - God knows we weren't - but there was a level of civility that the lads in the band were aware of, what is over the brink of decency.

2. Bob Sargent:

   This species, our national symbol, since 1782, was on the brink of extinction, and to see it come back the way it has, it’s an inspiring story all the way around.

3. Mayor Don Guardian:

   We're on the brink. We're trying to get through day to day.

4. Jonathan Goodwin:

   I have been to the very brink and dodged the worst that a human being can, without fear…because I was protected by love. Love is all you need, so make sure you get some, cos its good s---, there is a long road to recovery and that won't look like what it did… I may leave the daft s--- alone for a while, but I have a lot left to do in this world. Maybe we can make something good together?

5. President Barack Obama:

   I've said before that we will take no deal over a bad deal, but if I can prove that the deal we've put in place assures us through indisputable verification mechanisms that Iran cannot achieve breakout capacity, if I've got a bunch of scientists and nuclear experts saying this assures us that Iran is not on the brink of being a nuclear weapons power, then that's a public debate we should have.