Synonyms for fringe
frɪndʒfringe

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fringenoun

   Synonyms:
   bangs, forelock

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. periphery, fringe, outer boundarynoun

   the outside boundary or surface of something

   Synonyms:
   outer boundary, periphery, interference fringe, outskirt, bang

2. outskirt, fringenoun

   a part of the city far removed from the center

   "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city"

   Synonyms:
   outer boundary, periphery, interference fringe, outskirt, bang

3. fringe, interference fringenoun

   one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light

   Synonyms:
   outer boundary, periphery, interference fringe, outskirt, bang

4. fringenoun

   a social group holding marginal or extreme views

   "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"

   Synonyms:
   outer boundary, periphery, interference fringe, outskirt, bang

5. bang, fringenoun

   a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead

   Synonyms:
   bang, outskirt, bam, rush, clap, periphery, strike, smasher, blast, thrill, kick, interference fringe, knock, charge, outer boundary, belt, hit, eruption, bash, flush, boot, smash

6. fringeverb

   an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels

   Synonyms:
   outer boundary, periphery, interference fringe, outskirt, bang

7. fringeverb

   adorn with a fringe

   "The weaver fringed the scarf"

8. fringeverb

   decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe

   "fur fringed the hem of the dress"

Matched Categories

1. • Adorn
   • Border
   • City District
   • Hairdo
   • Handicraft
   • Optical Phenomenon
   • Social Group

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. fringenoun

   Synonyms:
   edging, margin, confine, border, fimbriation

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "fringe":

   incidental, spin-off, bangs, margin, ancillary, social, collateral, brink, edge, periphery

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How to use fringe in a sentence?

1. The King:

   I'm a The King, these people( ISIS members)... are on the fringe of Islam.

2. Amanda Jones:

   These fringe groups capitalize on that lack of knowledge from everyday citizens, and they use rhetoric, like pornography and erotica to describe books, especially books around LGBTQ + themes and sexual health books that written by experts like the American Psychological Association, they are not interested in the truth.

3. Dan Kildee:

   Dealing with the nutty, goofy fringe of the GOP conference, I don't even think about them. Perry, Boebert and Gosar... forget them.

4. Phil Berger:

   This should tell you all you need to know about Cooper and Senate Democrats’ motives, they aren’t interested in moving past this issue or protecting the privacy and safety of North Carolina families. They’re brass-knuckled politicians who want to wage a nasty culture war with divisive issues, so they can keep filling their campaign coffers with cash from fringe liberal activists.

5. Justin Trudeau:

   The small, fringe minority of people who are on their way to Ottawa or who are holding unacceptable views that they are expressing do not represent the views of Canadians following the science, stepping up to protect each other is the best way to continue to ensure our freedoms.