Synonyms of skirting

skirting 1 of 3

adjective

as in adjacent

having a border in common

the house hunters loved the property, but they were a bit leery of the skirting swamp

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjacent
• adjoining
• neighboring
• bordering
• closest
• joining
• flanking
• touching
• contiguous
• fringing
• abutting
• attached
• close
• juxtaposed
• united
• conterminous
• verging
• flush
• connecting
• nearest
• surrounding
• near
• linked
• connected
• nearby
• communicating
• fencing
• encircling
• joined
• approximate
• embracing
• next-door
• enclosing
• bounding
• nigh
• peripheral
• tangential
• marginal
• immediate
• interconnecting
• tangent
• ambient
• encompassing
• circumjacent
• rimming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• apart
• separate
• discrete
• detached
• single
• isolated
• noncontiguous
• removed
• free-standing
• unconnected
• isolate
• farthest
• disconnected
• nonadjacent
• far
• distant
• away
• remote
• unattached
• unlinked
• divided
• discontinuous
• resolved
• split
• severed
• noncontinuous
• broken up
• far-off
• parted
• faraway
• ramified
• divorced
• uncoupled
• dissociated
• disunited
• sundered
• disjoined
• unyoked
• dissevered

skirting

2 of 3

noun

ˈskər-tiŋ 

as in edge

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

the skirting on the saddle was a slightly darker shade of leather

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edge
• perimeter
• edging
• border
• confines
• boundary
• circumference
• verge
• skirt
• rim
• end
• periphery
• margin
• fringe
• bound
• outskirts
• frame
• hem
• brim
• borderline
• compass
• extent
• lip
• ceiling
• cusp
• curb
• shore
• brink
• crest
• demarcation
• limitation
• maximum
• restriction
• mere
• frontier
• termination
• measure
• lap
• march
• ambit
• borderland
• pale
• selvage

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• center
• heart
• core
• within
• middle
• interior
• inside
• inner

skirting

3 of 3

verb

present participle of skirt

1

as in bypassing

to avoid by going around

skirted the construction zone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bypassing
• circumventing
• avoiding
• detouring
• escaping
• evading
• circumnavigating
• eluding
• eschewing
• shunning
• dodging
• shaking
• leapfrogging
• ducking
• fleeing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facing
• confronting
• meeting
• seeking
• pursuing
• accepting
• embracing
• courting
• welcoming

2

as in circumventing

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness

the new bill would make it harder for companies to skirt environmental regulations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circumventing
• avoiding
• bypassing
• evading
• ignoring
• dodging
• escaping
• sidestepping
• disobeying
• shortcutting
• beating
• getting around
• eluding
• preventing
• ducking
• shaking
• shunning
• eschewing
• disregarding
• shirking
• outflanking
• flouting
• deflecting
• diverting
• end-running
• obviating
• averting
• parrying
• warding (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• following
• keeping
• observing
• obeying
• complying (with)
• seeking
• pursuing
• embracing
• accepting
• courting
• welcoming
• contracting
• catching
• incurring
• acceding (to)
• assenting (to)
• acquiescing (to)

3

as in adjoining

to be adjacent to

the commercial district skirts the river's edge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjoining
• flanking
• joining
• surrounding
• touching
• neighboring
• abutting
• marching (with)
• lining
• fringing
• bordering (on)
• meeting
• connecting (with)
• encircling
• enclosing
• bounding
• verging (on)
• communicating (with)
• butting (on or against)
• attaching (to)
• linking (with)
• converging
• contacting
• embracing
• fencing
• rimming
• margining

4

as in bordering

to serve as a border for

the wooden fence that skirts the construction site

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bordering
• bounding
• surrounding
• edging
• framing
• fringing
• rimming
• encircling
• defining
• circling
• trimming
• tracing
• margining
• outlining
• demarcating
• hemming
• enclosing
• restricting
• circumscribing
• delineating
• rounding
• looping
• limiting
• curbing
• walling
• confining
• sketching
• silhouetting
• ringing
• restraining
• checking
• controlling
• environing
• girdling
• girthing
• compassing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skirting

Noun

And Jennifer Lopez's high tea ensemble was all down to exaggerated skirting and equally eye-catching alabaster blooms. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2023

With the fall of Bankman-Fried’s empire, all eyes turned to Binance, the stateless exchange with a reputation for rule-skirting. — Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023

Verb

The Voyagers have been skirting this dismal fate for years now, with NASA engineers carefully monitoring each spacecraft’s power supplies and plotting out when to turn off individual instruments to keep the missions going as long as possible. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

Lucas said in a news release that the city needed to crack down on unlicensed businesses skirting city regulations that are too often connected to violence. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026