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skirt

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of skirt

1 the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
  • an old shack on the skirts of the town
Synonyms of skirt

border, borderline, bound, boundary, brim, circumference, compass, confines, edge, edging, end, frame, fringe, hem, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirting, verge
Words Related to skirt

ambit

brink, crest, curb, cusp, lip

ceiling, maximum

demarcation, extent, limitation, measure, mere, restriction, termination

borderland, frontier, march, outskirts, pale, selvage

lap

shore
Near Antonyms of skirt

center, core, heart

inner, inside, interior, middle, within
2 slang an adult female human being
  • met up with a couple of skirts at the diner
Synonyms of skirt

female, lady, woman
Words Related to skirt

dame, gentlewoman

madam, madame, senora (or señora)

babe [slang], beauty, belle, chick [slang], damsel, doll, gal, girl, ingenue (or ingénue), lass, lassie, mademoiselle, maid, maiden, miss, senorita (or señorita)

skirt

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of skirt

1 to avoid by going around
  • skirted the construction zone
Synonyms of skirt

bypass, circumnavigate, circumvent, detour
Words Related to skirt

leapfrog

avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, flee, shake, shun
Near Antonyms of skirt

confront, face, meet

accept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcome
2 to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
  • the new bill would make it harder for companies to skirt environmental regulations
Synonyms of skirt

beat, bypass, circumvent, dodge, get around, shortcut, sidestep
Words Related to skirt

avoid, duck, elude, end-run, escape, eschew, evade, outflank, shake, shirk, shun

disobey, disregard, flout, ignore

avert, deflect, divert, obviate, parry, prevent, ward (off)
Near Antonyms of skirt

accede (to), acquiesce (to), assent (to)

accept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcome

catch, contract, incur
Antonyms of skirt

comply (with), follow, keep, obey, observe
3 to be adjacent to
  • the commercial district skirts the riverʼs edge
Synonyms of skirt

abut, adjoin, border (on), butt (on or against), flank, fringe, join, march (with), neighbor, touch, verge (on)
Words Related to skirt

attach (to), communicate (with), connect (with), link (with)

bound, embrace, encircle, enclose (also inclose), fence, line, margin, rim, surround

contact, converge, meet
4 to serve as a border for
  • the wooden fence that skirts the construction site
Synonyms of skirt

border, bound, edge, frame, fringe, margin, rim
Words Related to skirt

hem, trim

circumscribe, define, delineate, demarcate, outline, silhouette, sketch, trace

circle, compass, encircle, enclose (also inclose), environ, girdle, girth, loop, ring, round, surround, wall

check, confine, control, curb, limit, restrain, restrict

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