HEMS Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

hems 1 of 2

noun

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

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hems

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hem

as in haws

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as in margins

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Recent Examples of hems

Noun

Plus, the roomy hems slip effortlessly over fall footwear, including ankle booties and Chelsea boots. — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026 This classy pair of satin pants from Yewanka has a loose fit with a mid-rise waistband and hems that hit right below the ankle on most people. — Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 1 Nov. 2026 Miss Traynor—a kind of nightmare version of the Queen of the Night—appears swathed in an enormous, mildewing white dress, its hems nibbled by rubber pig heads. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026 Shades of cream and brown Fall might be your last chance to wear your white jeans before winter’s slush dirties their hems. — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2026 The gowns go unpressed, and the youngest sister’s hems are stained from eating berries. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 Amazon has plenty of petite-friendly options, from a zip-up-and-wide-leg-pants set with hems that won’t drag on the ground to a sweater skirt set that feels right at home on a crisp fall day. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2026 The collection’s ready-to-wear offering includes parkas and puffers, which feature adjustable hoods and hems, zipped pockets, and ventilation. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 Sculptural hems and peplums gave the clothes an underwater buoyancy, while naturalist David Attenborough’s voice supplied the ocean-conservation message. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hems

Noun

Bake until crust is dry around the edges and just beginning to brown, 25–35 minutes.

— Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Removing leaves from the edges of your garden beds will give you a clean boundary between the lawn and garden beds, adding some order to the garden’s appearance.

— Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of edges

Verb

Furthermore, Scotto expects Williams' Transmission, Power & Gulf segment to increase quarter-over-quarter, driven by the startup of the Socrates power project and favorable natural gas liquids, or NGL, margins.

— , CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026
Protecting margins The challenge isn’t simply detecting token theft or fraud, but rather deciding how to respond.

— Sarita Singh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of margins

Noun

Watch Duty exploded in popularity by providing up-to-the-minute firefighting updates, fire perimeters, and on-the-scene reports to people previously stuck navigating a fractured system of emergency alerts that gave minimal information.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Citizens’ groups are now setting up counter-perimeters and demonstrations outside a voting center where federal agents are deployed.

— Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of perimeters

Verb

The small, predominantly Hispanic area, which borders Broward to the west, swung 14 points further left this year.

— Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
The Ukrainians tried to divert exports to smaller ports on the Danube River – which borders Romania – and Russian drones followed.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of borders

Noun

But a recent study found that people with larger waist circumferences who ate one avocado daily for six months did not see improvements in blood sugar, insulin levels, or insulin resistance.

— Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 30 June 2026
Its main beams are 27 inches long, with over 5-inch base circumferences.

— Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025

Definition of circumferences

Verb

This broad category of products, which largely skirts any regulation, has seen major surges in potency, while becoming omnipresent on smoke shop and gas station shelves.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026
The Eureka Waterfront Trail skirts Humboldt Bay and passes through historic downtown Eureka.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of skirts

Noun

Its effectiveness will depend on how federal agencies identify emerging threats and respond to companies or individuals that cross legal boundaries.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Yet, the same earnings also show how the boundaries between legacy weapons and emerging defense technology are increasingly blurred.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of boundaries

Verb

Still, Nay Palad is also actively involved in the protection and post-typhoon regeneration of the sprawling mangrove system that fringes the property on one side.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
On Israel, which fringes on both the Left and the Right have increasingly abandoned, Gallego questioned those who want to defund defensive support to the Middle Eastern nation.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2026