SELVAGES Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

selvages

noun

plural of selvage

as in frontiers

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for selvages

Noun

Cognitive intelligence could allow Washington to unlock the frontiers of scientific discovery, from materials science to pharmaceuticals.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
This may become one of the most important frontiers of AI governance.

— Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of frontiers

Noun

Foot-and-mouth disease spreads rapidly among livestock and can force mass culling, movement restrictions, and trade disruptions.

— Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Nine senators from both parties have asked the Pentagon’s inspector general to investigate the Starlink episode, while lawmakers across the aisle have condemned the speed restrictions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of restrictions

Noun

Earlier this year, CNN talked to travelers choosing to vacation in war zones, radiation sites and volatile borderlands.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Several echoes of the borderlands mark the menu at Mariella’s, which is as extensive as that of a full-on cantina and grill.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of borderlands

Noun

However, limitations in communication geometry can leave gaps in how missiles receive information from battlefield sensors.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
For arrivals willing to submit to the experimental, ever-evolving social structure, and to the limitations that were placed on newcomers, the technologically superior Eiquans professed an indifference that amounted to a willing welcome.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of limitations

Noun

Health, finance and transport ministers will meet next week with regional organizations invited, to discuss national and cross-border measures.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron said such measures aim to protect city centers, businesses and public buildings.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of measures

Noun

But all five nations also maintain significant commercial and diplomatic links with Russia and, to varying extents, China and Iran, a fact that Rubio acknowledged.

— Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
Our politics, cultures, and wars manipulated by America to varying extents.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of extents

Noun

If a prescription costs $500 through insurance but $100 through Cost Plus Drugs, patients should be able to take the cheaper route and have that spending count toward their deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums.

— Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
In parts of Europe with a danger of rockfall or avalanche, there are often minimum speed limits rather than maximums.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of maxima

Noun

But employers cannot use AI to hide behind discriminatory terminations.

— David Sanford, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The complaint adds to the growing list of legal challenges to the mass terminations under FBI Director Kash Patel of agents who participated in investigations of the Republican president or are seen as opposed to Trump administration interests.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of terminations

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

selvage

selvages

selves

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Selvages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selvages. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of selvages

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

shindig

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Why do we 'bury the lede?'

'Za' and 9 Other Words to Help You Win at SCRABBLE

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes