Synonyms of skirts

skirts 1 of 2

noun

plural of skirt

as in edgings

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

an old shack on the skirts of the town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edgings
• edges
• perimeters
• confines
• circumferences
• borders
• boundaries
• hems
• rims
• fringes
• verges
• brims
• margins
• skirtings
• ends
• frames
• bounds
• peripheries
• outskirts
• borderlines
• compasses
• lips
• cusps
• crests
• curbs
• ceilings
• brinks
• restrictions
• limitations
• extents
• shores
• marches
• maxima
• demarcations
• frontiers
• borderlands
• selvages
• laps
• ambits
• measures
• terminations
• meres
• pales
• maximums

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hearts
• centers
• cores
• interiors
• insides
• middles
• inners
• withins

• hearts
• centers
• cores
• interiors
• insides
• middles
• inners
• withins

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skirts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of skirt

1

as in bypasses

to avoid by going around

skirted the construction zone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bypasses
• detours
• avoids
• circumvents
• escapes
• circumnavigates
• ducks
• shuns
• evades
• shakes
• dodges
• eludes
• eschews
• leapfrogs
• flees

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• faces
• meets
• confronts
• seeks
• accepts
• pursues
• embraces
• courts
• welcomes

• faces
• meets
• confronts
• seeks
• accepts
• pursues
• embraces
• courts
• welcomes

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2

as in circumvents

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

• circumvents
• bypasses
• avoids
• dodges
• evades
• escapes
• shortcuts
• beats
• ignores
• ducks
• shakes
• sidesteps
• disobeys
• gets around
• shuns
• prevents
• outflanks
• shirks
• end-runs
• eludes
• flouts
• eschews
• disregards
• deflects
• parries
• wards (off)
• obviates
• diverts
• averts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• follows
• obeys
• keeps
• observes
• complies (with)
• seeks
• pursues
• assents (to)
• accepts
• embraces
• accedes (to)
• acquiesces (to)
• contracts
• welcomes
• courts
• catches
• incurs

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• follows
• obeys
• keeps
• observes
• complies (with)
• seeks
• pursues
• assents (to)
• accepts
• embraces
• accedes (to)
• acquiesces (to)
• contracts
• welcomes
• courts
• catches
• incurs

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3

as in flanks

to be adjacent to

the commercial district skirts the river's edge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flanks
• adjoins
• touches
• fringes
• joins
• neighbors
• lines
• surrounds
• fences
• abuts
• rims
• bounds
• borders (on)
• butts (on or against)
• marches (with)
• margins
• verges (on)
• meets
• attaches (to)
• contacts
• encircles
• connects (with)
• links (with)
• encloses
• embraces
• communicates (with)
• incloses
• converges

4

as in borders

to serve as a border for

the wooden fence that skirts the construction site

Synonyms & Similar Words

• borders
• bounds
• rims
• fringes
• edges
• margins
• surrounds
• frames
• hems
• circles
• silhouettes
• trims
• rings
• encircles
• walls
• traces
• loops
• sketches
• outlines
• girdles
• girths
• defines
• limits
• curbs
• environs
• confines
• rounds
• circumscribes
• encloses
• restricts
• checks
• demarcates
• controls
• incloses
• delineates
• restrains
• compasses