GIRTH Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈgərth

as in circumference

the distance around a round body a fallen tree with a girth of some 26 feet making it wide enough for a full-grown man to walk through

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girth

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verb

as in to wrap

to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt you'll need to make sure you girth the saddle tightly or you'll fall off the horse

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Recent Examples of girth

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For the men spending tens of thousands of dollars to add a couple inches of girth to their genitals, there is always a deeper insecurity not being directly addressed. —

Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026 Almond flour is a great addition to the dry ingredients, giving the cake girth and texture, along with that subtle nutty flavor. —

Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2026 But hyaluronic acid has also been studied for girth enhancement too. —

Korin Miller, SELF, 6 Feb. 2026 And unlike 130 years ago, Americans are notably not interested in expanding our imperial girth, but rather trimming it. —

Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for girth

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Noun

In fact, to accelerate a particle to such energies, the LHC would have to be expanded from its current length of 17 miles (27 kilometers) to around 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers), the entire circumference of the Earth.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 May 2026
The large circumference allows the rice to cook through while a crispy socarrat forms on the bottom of the pan.

— José Andrés, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 May 2026