BERTH Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

berth 1 of 2

noun

ˈbərth

Definition of berth

as in position

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay found a berth at a travel agency

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berth

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verb

as in to dock

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Recent Examples of berth

Noun

The Philadelphia Phillies were forced to use Zack Wheeler on Sunday to avoid a historic collapse and clinch their postseason berth. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, satellite imagery from Sunday showed all seven berths open at two key ports in Yanbu and Al Muajjiz on Saudi Arabia’s West Coast, signaling that the East-West pipeline has ramped back up, according to Kpler. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

Getting Canadarm2 back online will be critical to berth some cargo ships at the space station, which carry food, equipment and other supplies to the astronauts, as well as to perform a share of maintenance on the orbiting complex. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 12 June 2026 The Cavs, probably soon, are going home for the summer with the most expensive roster in NBA history and no finals berth to show for it. — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for berth

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Noun

Before Torres was appointed to the administrative position, his salary as a police officer was $135,000.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
The New York representative has been a big name in the Democratic Socialists of America as socialists establish a political foothold in positions across the country.

— Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

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Running back Kenneth Walker was fined $8,000 by the NFL for throwing the ball out of the end zone in the Chiefs’ season opener against the Denver Broncos, and guard Trey Smith was docked $6,750 for a chop block in that game.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Electric tugs docked alongside an LNG carrier being loaded at the LNG Canada docks in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada, on Monday, July 14, 2025.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of dock

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Her first job as CEO in 2014 was to remake the century-old company’s corporate culture and regain customers’ trust following a tragic, reputation-wrecking ignition-switch crisis.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
But when Angus shows up at Johnny’s job and makes fun of him in front of all his corporate-jerk friends, Johnny stands up for himself via a right hook.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of job

Verb

In the summer of 2021, Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of Albania, was invited onto a superyacht moored off the ancient city of Durrës, on the Adriatic coast.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
This unique stay is a 97-foot paddlewheel boat that’s permanently moored in the Marina of South Beach.

— Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of moor

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Borisov’s brainy, tender, deeply contemplative performance lends an anchoring humanity to a film that might otherwise have curdled into sourness and despair — though there’s plenty of reason for that.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Charles Shepard, who anchored the Observer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of PTL in the 1980s, said history will remember Bakker for both his rise and his fall.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of anchor

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Zelensky and Merz are tying up a significant defense and industrial partnership, which will see the two countries finalize a deal for the production of drones and missiles.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
For Garfield, playing Altman was tying up a loose end in his career.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of tie up

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Later, Mars trines Neptune in your 4th House, making home, family, or familiar comforts especially grounding.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
However, engineering challenges such as thermal management and structural lifespan have historically kept them grounded.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

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