RIM Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈrim

Definition of rim

as in perimeter

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

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verb

as in to border

to serve as a border for long lashes rimmed his eyes

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Noun

David Gregory had just started unpacking in Phantom Ranch – the only lodging under the rim of the Grand Canyon – when a park ranger came and told him to prepare for a possible evacuation. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026 In 2016, a hotel on the canyon's rim that offers luxury dining and boasts about its history hosting presidents was forced to reduce dishwashing and use paper plates and plastic utensils. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Verb

It’s rimmed with a housemade spice salt made with ancho and guajillo chiles. — Anthony Todd, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 The island was beautiful, lush with flowering crepe myrtle, rimmed by pale sand, but the guests sensed a feral undercurrent. — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rim

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Noun

The outdoor cinema is wrapped by a rough-hewn Brutalist perimeter—half-lined with concrete cubes, the other half enclosed with planks salvaged from the boardwalk destroyed during Hurricane Sandy.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Nearly 6,000 homeless people could be forced to move when security officials impose expansive security perimeters in advance of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, researchers estimated in a new study.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of perimeter

Verb

Castro was initially arrested in May in the Minnesota case, and he was held in custody in Brownsville, Texas, a city bordering Mexico, while Minnesota officials sought his extradition.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Instead, the project will be slow and meticulous to ensure no dust or debris falls onto the neighboring railroad tracks which border the mill on all sides.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of border

Noun

The Eagles were not as dominant in 2025, partly due to the regression of the depth in their secondary and the injuries sustained at edge rusher.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The facilities would include what’s known as an edge computing data center, which typically is much smaller than traditional data centers and which Global Stack says would require lower utility use and no municipal water connection.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of edge

Noun

After spending eight hours Sunday cutting, edging, shredding, digging and ripping at things in the yard and in the garage, my advice to younger readers is to invest in high-quality tools.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
The great diversity of forms available lend themselves to foundation plantings, edging and low hedges, as well as architectural accents and reliable container plantings.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of edging

Noun

The film centers on Leo and Anne, whose relationship becomes caught in a cycle of attraction and separation as the boundaries between intimacy and dependence, care and control and presence and absence steadily begin to collapse.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
But the methods used in the show’s sting operations, as depicted here, uncomfortably skirt the dubious boundaries of entrapment.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

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