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

As skirts got shorter and the Jazz Age changed how women dressed, women wanted to show off their feet and looked for secure shoes for dancing. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

From court-ready skirts and dresses to performance tops, hats, bags and other accessories, there are plenty of picks for players and tennis fans alike. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Classic tees for effortless layering, elegant slips for summer’s heat, statement skirts for a touch of drama, and playful outerwear for the season ahead. — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026

This transitional lace top is easy to pair with jeans or even skirts for just about any occasion. — Carolin Lehmann, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2026

Each of Dean’s looks for her string of shows, regardless of designer, have incorporated old Hollywood-esque details like fringe hems, floor-grazing silhouettes, feather boa skirts, and technicolor hues. — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

The Clueless Capsule Kit will feature Cher’s infamous yellow-plaid set, layered tops, button-front skirts, workout wear and overalls inspired by Tai. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

These boots can be paired with skirts, dresses, jeans, and leggings for a fall look that will not disappoint. — Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Tom Hill / Getty Images The band's rock-chic cool played well on the nascent MTV crowd and their videos, featuring models in short skirts emerging from one of Gibbons' custom roadsters, became a mainstay. — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

Congressional Democrats and watchdog groups have raised concerns that the group lacks transparency, skirts federal rules and allows companies and wealthy individuals to buy access to the president’s office. — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 26 July 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

One through Iranian waters in the north of the strait, and another that skirts Oman's coast to the south. — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 26 June 2026

But considering the state of what’s out there, skirts a very fine line. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 June 2026

Republicans plan to pass the new bill including the ballroom money on party-line votes in both houses of Congress using the reconciliation process that skirts the Senate filibuster. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026

The 23rd congressional district skirts the west side of San Antonio and extends all the way to El Paso, encompassing vast swaths of the border. — Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Feb. 2026