on the fringes
- marginsEdges of a page
- edgesOuter limits or boundaries
- peripheryBoundary or outer region
- outsidersThose not belonging
- borderlandsTerritory near a boundary
outskirts · frayed · liminal · shadows · underground · bohemian · fringe · tassels · alternative · boundary · counterculture · obscure · marginal · hinterlands · unraveling · outcasts · distant · remote
centrality/position
on the fringesin the middle
At the center point
central · in the thick of it · smack in the middle · in the midst · front and center
social/cultural belonging
on the fringesmainstream
Dominant cultural current
establishment · conventional · established · accepted · integrated
influence/power
on the fringesat the helm
Leading an organization
in power · influential · at the top · in the driver's seat · in charge