Synonyms of rimmed

rimmed

verb

past tense of rim

as in bordered

to serve as a border for

long lashes rimmed his eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bordered
• bounded
• surrounded
• edged
• fringed
• margined
• skirted
• framed
• encircled
• circled
• trimmed
• defined
• enclosed
• ringed
• rounded
• traced
• outlined
• hemmed
• silhouetted
• demarcated
• walled
• circumscribed
• delineated
• sketched
• restricted
• looped
• confined
• girdled
• curbed
• limited
• restrained
• girthed
• environed
• controlled
• checked
• compassed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rimmed

Parts of the beach are rimmed by pink granite boulders, which add another colorful dimension to the seascape. — Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Strain into a rocks glass or up into a cocktail class that’s rimmed with tajin (also optional). — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 18 July 2026

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

Scheffler’s 11-foot putt for birdie rimmed in and out on 17, his best chance to win. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026

It will be covered with a secondary cylinder that will trap air and push out any approaching water, and the capsule itself is rimmed with a soft metal that compresses under pressure. — Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026

Nuggets wing Torrey Craig made the same exact mistake as Fox with a few seconds left in Game 7 of a 2020 playoff series, but Mike Conley’s buzzer beater at the other end rimmed out, sparing Craig. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 June 2026

Her clean look at a potential game-tying bomb with roughly six seconds left rimmed out. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 9 May 2026