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. New York:

   While the Sacklers continue to lowball victims and skirt a responsible settlement, we refuse to allow the family to misuse the courts in an effort to shield their financial misconduct. The limited number of documents provided to us so far underscore the necessity for compliance with every subpoena.

2. Ash Fulk:

   For me, I like bringing lamb out to tailgates, i think lamb grills out fast, it's delicious and it's a little different than your classic tailgate items. Skirt steak is also one of my personal favorites. You marinate it, throw it in a Ziploc bag, total ghetto style, and it cooks real fast.

3. Christine Lambrecht:

   Taking photographs of a woman under her skirt or neckline is degrading and unjustifiable abuse of her personal space, often, these photos are shared in chat groups or even distributed commercially.

4. Chloe Melas:

   But there was one time that she felt truly crossed a line, that was when Morgan Freeman asked her not to pull down her skirt as she stood up to leave the interview.

5. Marsha Blackburn:

   They always say that something is old news or that it is a right-wing conspiracy, it’s not a right-wing conspiracy. This is about the rule of law and many times the Clintons feel like they can skirt having closer inspection of their activities by claiming that it is a conspiracy.