All frontier synonyms
fron·tier
F f noun frontier
- perimeter — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- march — to touch at the border; border.
- borderline — The borderline between two different or opposite things is the division between them.
- bound — Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
- confines — limits; boundaries
- edge — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- limit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- verge — the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud.
- borderland — The borderland between two things is an area which contains features from both of these things so that it is not possible to say that it belongs to one or the other.
- boondocks — If you say that someone lives in the boondocks, you mean that they live a long way from any large cities.
- outskirts — Often, outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like: to live on the outskirts of town; a sparsely populated outskirt.
- unknown — not known; not within the range of one's knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar.
- outback — (sometimes initial capital letter) the back country or remote settlements; the bush (usually preceded by the).
- backwoods — If you refer to an area as the backwoods, you mean that it is a long way from large towns and is isolated from modern life.
- bush — A bush is a large plant which is smaller than a tree and has a lot of branches.
- hinterland — Often, hinterlands. the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country: The hinterlands are usually much more picturesque than the urban areas.
- backwater — A backwater is a place that is isolated.
- sticks — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- backcountry — an area far from cities and towns that is thinly populated and largely undeveloped; hinterland
- boonies — The boonies are the same as the boondocks.
- border — The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line.
- boundary — The boundary of an area of land is an imaginary line that separates it from other areas.
- border line — boundary line; frontier.
- unexplored — to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery: to explore the island.
adjective frontier
- early american — (of furniture, buildings, utensils, etc.) built or made in the U.S. in the colonial period or somewhat later.
- outland — Usually, outlands. the outlying districts or remote regions of a country; provinces: a name unknown in the outlands.
- remote — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- prerevolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
- colonial — Colonial means relating to countries that are colonies, or to colonialism.
- fringe — a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.