Synonyms of skirts

skirts 1 of 2

noun

plural of skirt

as in edges

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

skirts

2 of 2

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in adjoins

to be adjacent to

the commercial district skirts the river's edge

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

4

as in borders

to serve as a border for

the wooden fence that skirts the construction site

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skirts

Noun

There are glistening construction workers and disembodied skirts blowing upwards from the convected wind of subway grates and cabs again, a heat-wave dream loop. — Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026

Members arrived dressed in a version of church clothes — men in crisp button-downs and stringy black ties, women in long swishy cotton skirts. — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

With navy walls, dark-wood bookshelves and antique furniture, plaid skirts and collared jackets feel like the suitable attire — though there’s no dress code. — Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Summer frocks remain on rotation, made appropriate for the season by thin sweaters and leather boots, while sandals pair with mini skirts and mocknecks. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026

But in fall 2026 there seems to be a newfound style obsession with brown skirts. — Emma Bocchi, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, an officer who claimed to have been the first to examine the loft following the crimes testified that the dust on the floor was seemingly untouched, with no footprints or trailing skirts. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Pair a leather brown ankle boot with denim, or opt for a chocolate brown knee-high boot with skirts and dresses. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

The range is expanding further with shearling coats, separates like leather skirts and pants offered in leather and suede. — Kathy Lee, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Verb

The strongest winds were expected to remain offshore as the storm's center skirts the coast before moving out to sea. — Megan Janetsky, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

Likewise, the United Arab Emirates used its pipeline cutting across neighboring Oman to Fujairah — a route that skirts the strait. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Today’s puzzle from Jeff Stillman, his 11th for The Times, skirts the law as well. — New York Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Its outcome could spur the availability of lower-cost but potentially skimpier health coverage that skirts some consumer protections. — Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

The letter adds to a growing list of concerns from Democrats and independent watchdog groups that Freedom 250 lacks transparency, skirts federal rules and allows the president to profit off the nation’s 250th anniversary. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

The 92-mile Chinook Scenic Byway skirts the northeastern side of Mount Rainier with glacier views, waterfalls, alpine meadows, and a 5,430-foot mountain pass. — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026

Most guests make the four-mile circuit part of their daily routine, following an easy pine-scented path that skirts the shore. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026

The Iranian navy said the route, which skirts Iranian waters and hugs the Omani coast, had not been approved. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 June 2026