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Periphery

🔄 Synonyms of "Periphery"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
fringenoun	(also figurative) A marginal or peripheral part.
outer boundarynoun	the outside boundary or surface of something

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Word	Definition
fringenoun	(also figurative) A marginal or peripheral part.
outer boundarynoun	the outside boundary or surface of something
peripheralnoun	Unimportant.
peripheralitynoun	The quality of being peripheral.
marginalizationnoun	The act of marginalizing.
marginalized	Subject to marginalization.
outermostnoun	That which is outermost.
outlyingnoun	Relatively remote from some central location.
vicinitynoun	Neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.
limitnoun	A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
remotenessnoun	The quality of being remote.
edgenoun	An advantage.
surroundingsnoun	The area surrounding someone or something, together with the objects and circumstances in the vicinity; the environment or ambiance.
bordernoun	The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
accessorynoun	(fashion) An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
surroundingnoun	An environment.
regionnoun	Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
rimnoun	An edge around something, especially when circular.
distancenoun	(countable) An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
cylindrical	Shaped like a cylinder.