Synonyms for skirt
skɜrtskirt

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. skirt

   Synonyms:
   border, trim, confine, bound, surround, encircle

   Antonyms:
   penetrate, enter, interpenetrate

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1. skirtnoun

   cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

   Synonyms:
   doll, wench, annulus, dame, bird, chick

2. skirtnoun

   a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women

   Synonyms:
   doll, wench, annulus, dame, bird, chick

3. annulus, skirtnoun

   (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar

   Synonyms:
   doughnut, halo, bird, doll, chick, annulus, ring, anchor ring, dame, wench

4. dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, birdverb

   informal terms for a (young) woman

   Synonyms:
   gentlewoman, shuttlecock, fowl, wench, bird, razzing, lady, birdie, madam, dame, snort, chick, hiss, razz, boo, hoot, raspberry, annulus, biddy, ma'am, doll, dolly, shuttle

5. hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestepverb

   avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

   "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

   Synonyms:
   put over, circumvent, set back, dip, turn off, confuse, sidestep, cook, douse, overreach, beat, surround, dishearten, hold over, hem in, environ, defer, outfox, deflect, parry, dodge, remit, fake, duck, border, flurry, prorogue, block, outsmart, hedge, manipulate, put off, evade, falsify, table, misrepresent, postpone, hedge in, shelve, beleaguer, elude, disconcert, ring, wangle, escape, fudge, outwit, besiege, bilk

6. skirtverb

   pass around or about; move along the border

   "The boat skirted the coast"

   Synonyms:
   parry, circumvent, evade, hedge, elude, surround, fudge, ring, put off, border, sidestep, duck, dodge, environ

7. skirtverb

   form the edge of

   Synonyms:
   parry, circumvent, evade, hedge, elude, surround, fudge, ring, put off, border, sidestep, duck, dodge, environ

8. surround, environ, ring, skirt, borderverb

   extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

   "The forest surrounds my property"

   Synonyms:
   adjoin, elude, circumvent, evade, band, butt against, frame, butt, butt on, echo, sidestep, surround, phone, peal, abut, environ, besiege, edge, wall, call up, parry, fence in, duck, call, knell, fence, hedge, border, resound, put off, reverberate, smother, bound, beleaguer, hem in, frame in, march, ring, fudge, palisade, telephone, dodge

Matched Categories

1. • Fungi
   • Avoid
   • Border
   • Cloth Covering
   • Garment
   • Pass
   • Plant Part
   • Touch

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1. skirtnoun

   Synonyms:
   flap, loose part (of a garment below the waist)

2. skirtnoun

   Synonyms:
   petticoat

3. skirtnoun

   Synonyms:
   edge, border, margin, verge, rim, extreme part

4. skirtverb

   Synonyms:
   border, form the border or edge of

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1. skirtnoun

   Synonyms:
   petticoat (underskirt), kilt, fustanella, kirtle, margin, border, edge, rim

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1. List of paraphrases for "skirt":

   bib, skirts, petticoat, diaphragm, hem, dress, d.

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How to use skirt in a sentence?

1. Diana Walker:

   [Clinton is] on her way and she's stopped in her tracks when she sees the length of Chelsea's skirt, it was one of those kinds of private, funny, delicious moments.

2. Jason Chaffetz:

   We need to weed out those who risk our national security, embarrass the county, and skirt the law, this needs to end.

3. Lady Gaga:

   That's why that album was successful, because I was able to write some music that wasn't made while I had the fear of God in me, pulling my skirt down in a studio because men were shoving their hands up my dress.

4. Bryanna Reid:

   - If a woman wears short skirt in the company of man it means "I want to fuck", if she talks with a man when she wears short skirt it means "I want to fuck just you". - And if I have no clothes now? - It means that I'm gonna fuck you right now!

5. Ali Vaez:

   Some Iranian leaders believe that in case of failure, they can count on their neighbors to skirt the sanctions and bank on big power rivalries to undercut the restrictions, but this strategy's success is far from certain, likewise, Russia and China have repeatedly sided with the West in isolating Iran. Similarly doubtful is how much more the economy could recover without meaningful sanctions relief, amidst plummeting oil prices.