BERTHS Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

berths 1 of 2

noun

plural of berth

as in positions

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay found a berth at a travel agency

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verb

present tense third-person singular of berth

as in docks

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Noun

What may have seemed a mere goodwill gesture reflected Reid’s keen judgment of Veach, the Chiefs’ general manager who has presided over five Super Bowl berths in the last seven seasons. — Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, satellite imagery from Sunday showed all seven berths open at two key ports in Yanbu and Al Muajjiz on Saudi Arabia’s West Coast, signaling that the East-West pipeline has ramped back up, according to Kpler. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026 Only one other organization has strung together so many consecutive postseason berths, and that Braves team of the 1990s and early 2000s won only one World Series. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 District title races rev up Friday night with 14 of the Sentinel Super 16 teams playing games that count in the chase for automatic state playoff berths. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 The marathon that is the Major League Baseball season is down to a September sprint, and the Cubs and White Sox have clinched playoff berths in the final week. — Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 Both the Yankees and Rays have already clinched postseason berths. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026 DeMeco Ryans has led Houston to three playoff berths in his first three years as the head coach. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 There have been 10 other streaks of at least seven straight playoff berths in the Super Bowl era, with only the 1973-80 Los Angeles Rams failing to win a title. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for berths

Noun

And yet Sullivan bypassed All Americans at both positions (UM’s Rueben Bain and Ohio State’s Caleb Downs) to take an offensive lineman (Kadyn Proctor).

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
He was selected in 2021 for a science and technology policy fellowship through the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which places scientists and engineers in federal government positions to help with policymaking.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of positions

Verb

Paul Ryzak, who docks his charter boat under the bridge, says his business has been negatively impacted by the construction.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Once Orion docks with Blue Moon on Artemis III, two of the mission's astronauts will be able to board the lander to test out its environmental control systems, avionics and the interoperability between the two spacecraft in flight.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of docks

Noun

Staff reductions are expected to be brutal, and with so many duplicative roles across HBO Max and Paramount+, many talented executives will lose their jobs.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Companies that grow around the university can create jobs and opportunities well beyond its campus.

— Michael Simas, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of jobs

Verb

Skarsgård’s performance completely anchors the gradual descent from decorum to disorder.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
The video’s nod also anchors the returning Best Dance category, which was given out regularly for decades starting in 1989, but hasn’t been awarded since 2019.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of anchors

Verb

Those themes may not dominate her lyrical approach, but their presence provides a headier energy that grounds the album and elevates it a few steps above merely a consistent Afropop LP.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026
Luke grounds Emma, but ultimately, Emma grounds herself, through purpose and family.

— Katie Walsh, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of grounds

Verb

There are fathers who do it, but much of the time, the default still lands on the mother.

— Simbiat Adighije, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The fingerprint reader is beneath the display, positioned toward the right side where my right thumb naturally lands (sorry, lefties).

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of lands

Verb

The La Palma Suite, where the street-level bougainvillaea ties up in a bow, might have the prettiest terrace in all Capri town with a wrap-around balcony fit for a Slim Aaron’s shoot with Jackie Kennedy.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Knowing your true all-in cost can help clarify how card payment strategies affect your cash flow when a reserve ties up a fifth of your monthly volume for months at a time.

— Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

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