Synonyms of hems

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hems 1 of 2

noun

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plural of hem

as in edges

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

the hem of the blouse was gold

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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hems

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hem

1

as in haws

Synonyms & Similar Words

• haws
• scruples
• wavers
• pauses
• vacillates
• balances
• hangs back
• waits
• delays
• hesitates
• dithers
• wabbles
• lingers
• staggers
• falters
• procrastinates
• teeters
• halts
• wobbles
• backs down
• dawdles
• debates
• waffles
• shilly-shallies
• dallies
• hedges
• ponders
• deliberates
• chickens (out)
• weighs
• equivocates
• oscillates
• sways
• considers
• pussyfoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plunges (in)
• dives (in)
• decides
• advances
• stirs
• continues
• budges

• plunges (in)
• dives (in)
• decides
• advances
• stirs
• continues
• budges

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as in borders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edges
• borders
• skirts
• margins
• fringes
• rims
• trims
• silhouettes
• bounds
• loops
• walls
• sketches
• traces
• frames
• rings
• outlines
• circles
• girths
• girdles
• environs
• curbs
• circumscribes
• limits
• surrounds
• demarcates
• delineates
• encircles
• rounds
• defines
• incloses
• checks
• confines
• restricts
• controls
• encloses
• compasses
• restrains