Synonyms of brims

brims 1 of 2

noun

plural of brim

1

as in edges

the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something

the brim of the teacup was banded with gold

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edges
• edgings
• perimeters
• circumferences
• confines
• borders
• boundaries
• verges
• rims
• skirts
• ends
• margins
• fringes
• frames
• peripheries
• hems
• outskirts
• bounds
• cusps
• compasses
• borderlines
• skirtings
• crests
• lips
• curbs
• ceilings
• limitations
• extents
• restrictions
• shores
• frontiers
• maxima
• brinks
• marches
• measures
• demarcations
• terminations
• pales
• ambits
• borderlands
• laps
• selvages
• meres

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• centers
• hearts
• cores
• interiors
• insides
• middles
• inners
• withins

2

as in shades

the projecting front part of a hat or cap

touched the brim of his cap by way of salute

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shades
• peaks
• visors
• bills

brims

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of brim

1

as in bursts

to be copiously supplied

a secondhand bookstore that was brimming with bargains

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bursts
• buzzes
• bulges
• abounds
• teems
• hums
• bristles
• overflows
• bustles
• swarms
• crawls
• pullulates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• needs
• wants
• lacks

2

as in fills

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained

he brimmed the glass with milk, and now I'm sure to spill it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fills
• packs
• loads
• stuffs
• crams
• heaps
• jams
• refills
• floods
• jam-packs
• charges
• drenches
• swamps
• bloats
• overflows
• replenishes
• saturates
• squashes
• shoves
• bulks
• gluts
• penetrates
• crowds
• squeezes
• mats
• overfills
• refreshes
• rams
• reloads
• repacks
• honeycombs
• crushes
• overcharges
• presses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empties
• voids
• clears
• eliminates
• drains
• lightens
• exhausts
• vacates
• depletes
• bleeds
• draws (off)
• evacuates
• sweeps
• cleans
• flushes
• scours
• purges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brims

Noun

The replica—known as Tennessee Mountain Home—brims with personalized details, from a calendar with Dolly’s birthday marked, to the magazine-and-newspaper wallpaper that once decorated the interior of the original property. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026

Hardy’s prose brims with assurance and wry details that come from lived experiences and conversations. — Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

The country’s first national park brims with wonder, from the powerful Old Faithful geyser to the abundance of bison. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026

Comparable to a $5,700 Bottega Veneta bag, this rich-looking satchel brims with timeless appeal. — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Soloviev brims with the confidence of a billionaire’s son who has managed to chart his own unusual course. — Reeves Wiedeman, Curbed, 22 June 2026

Everyone has an acid tongue and brims with spiteful resentment. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 May 2026

Apart from being beautiful, the Palmetto State's beloved coastal town brims with Southern charm and laidback culture. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2026

Despite the prior game being a pack-in title for the PS5, Team Asobi’s full-sized sequel brims with inventive platforming, whimsical power-ups, and a kind of lighthearted fun that recalls the best of Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon. — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026

Verb

In the morning, the breakfast buffet brims with housemade hazelnut croissants, local thyme honey, flaky spanakopita, and bowls of olives, ruby tomatoes, and oregano-flecked feta. — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2026

The color is red velvet; the sound brims with sickly pulses and crocodile-teeth percussion; the playwright is a cross between Charlie Kaufman and Muse. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026

In a powerfully compelling novel that brims with the cadences of the Black South, Jones explores the women’s diverging lives while using them as a lens to observe social injustice in language that is intimate, conversational, and musical. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

The whole brims with a sense of place, weaving the capital’s rich artistic heritage into a background that is unashamedly luxurious. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

As her character struggles to find balance, her relationship with her son brims with tension. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026

This captivating villain origin story brims with female empowerment. — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world. — Scott Simon, NPR, 4 July 2026

On sunny days at Spiteful Brewing, the garage doors are flung open and the outdoor patio brims with friends toasting the summer in Chicago over snacks or pizza. — Midwest Living, 1 July 2026