Synonyms:
- about to,
- at next hand,
- at the limit,
- at the periphery,
- at the threshold,
- bordering on,
- close to,
- close upon,
- hard on,
- marginally,
- near,
- near to,
- near upon,
- nearabout,
- next door to,
- nigh,
- nigh about,
- not far from,
- on the borderline,
- on the brink,
- on the edge,
- on the point,
- peripherally,
- verging on,
- verging upon