GIRDLES Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

girdles 1 of 2

noun

plural of girdle

as in belts

a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist drew a handkerchief from the girdle around her waist and offered it to the knight as a token of affection

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verb

present tense third-person singular of girdle

as in wraps

to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt trees girdled the campus, essentially hiding it from view wire girdling the bundle of firewood

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as in circles

to travel completely around an asteroid belt that girdles the inner planets of the solar system

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as in surrounds

to form a circle around the rings that famously girdle the planet Saturn

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Few actresses at the time said no to wearing girdles, says Haspiel. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026

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Noun

That game was played on the training pitches next to the Estadio Algarve, where another 11 players got a full game under their belts a few hours later.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Absolutely’s groundedness can, in part, be credited to the journey of creating her second studio album, Paracosm, a dark-leaning, 13-track record that features self-examining lyrics and dynamic vocals, ranging from airy whispers to soaring belts.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 July 2026

Definition of belts

Verb

The job search can be a draining process, especially when applications go unanswered, AI hysteria circles the internet, and interviews end with little to no feedback.

— Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Whenever the calendar comes out, Amanda Mendoza VanCleave circles the dates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of circles

Verb

Eventually a ring of low-lying islands forms, built from the skeletons of the reef that surrounds it.

— NPR, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Scientists have spent years trying to understand how an animal — this animal — can survive for centuries, and a new study has now added another layer to the mystery that surrounds these predators by looking directly at their heart.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of surrounds

Noun

In 1881, two young girls from a rich Parisian family of the Faubourg were taken downstairs by their nanny, in white dresses and blue and pink sashes, to be painted by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Miss Universe Cuba hosted a night of feathers, fantasy, queen sashes, camera flashes and fashion on Monday at the Miami Theater in Medley.

— Sarah Moreno July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

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The large comet has a nucleus of 16 miles and orbits the sun every 133 years.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Conversely, Earth also orbits the sun on an ellipse, so when our planet is at aphelion (its greatest solar distance), our star appears at its smallest in the sky, extending totality.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026

Definition of orbits

Verb

The comeback saga rings ever so true for those in the movie theater industry, and for those millions of moviegoers who love to watch dazzling images on the huge silver screens of theaters.

— Adam Aron, Variety, 29 July 2026
An old folk verse prices a simple life at two riyals for beans and one for bread — only half of that tune still rings true.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of rings

Noun

Best known for her quick comedic timing and recent acting credit on HBO’s Hacks, the artist donned two red, white and blue prize ribbons atop a matching bikini top in the music video for her song Prettiest Girl in America.

— Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The sky was alive with millions of fluttering shapes, congregating into clouds at random, occasionally turning into ribbons that wound through the trees.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

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