Synonyms of girding

girding

verb

present participle of gird

1

as in wrapping

to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt

for the celebration of the heroes' return, well-wishers girded hundreds of trees with yellow ribbons

she girded her waist with a delicate sash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrapping
• bandaging
• circling
• engirding
• girdling
• belting
• engirdling
• girthing
• banding
• begirding
• girting
• taping
• winding
• enwinding
• lashing
• looping
• wreathing
• trussing
• tying up
• roping
• swathing
• wiring
• shackling
• chaining
• enchaining
• cording
• enwreathing
• enswathing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwrapping
• unwinding
• untying
• unshackling
• ungirding
• unbinding
• unlashing

2

as in equipping

to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity

the Spartan warrior girded himself for battle with sword and shield

Synonyms & Similar Words

• equipping
• furnishing
• supplying
• preparing
• outfitting
• provisioning
• rigging
• presenting
• fitting (out)
• arming
• accoutring
• fortifying
• storing
• stocking
• kitting (up or out)
• contributing
• bestowing
• dispensing
• distributing
• allotting
• donating
• apportioning
• dealing (out)
• allocating
• assigning
• giving
• doling out
• handing out
• prorating
• parceling (out)
• refitting
• meting (out)
• portioning
• refurnishing
• reequipping
• reoutfitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stripping
• depriving
• divesting
• dispossessing

3

as in surrounding

to form a circle around

a tall hedge girds the exclusive estate and shields it from prying eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrounding
• encircling
• circling
• encompassing
• ringing
• embracing
• enclosing
• girdling
• environing
• wreathing
• besieging
• compassing
• circumscribing
• walling
• entrenching
• swarming
• besetting
• fencing (in)
• closing in
• hemming (in)
• investing
• cordoning (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of girding

The work has begun Internally, Fed officials are girding for debate. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 22 May 2026

Not just any type of bus, but a marshrutka—a crowded, rumbling, claustrophobic Soviet holdover minibus, solidly built with steel girding and equally lacking in shock absorbers and seat padding. — Irene Zabytko may 7, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026

With both a trustee and mayoral election in the offing for next year, the committee is girding itself for a hot and heavy election season in 2027. — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026

Colleges across the country are girding for the demographic cliff of fewer young people enrolling due to a decades-long, nationwide decline in birth rates. — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026

The Asia energy crisis Asia, which gets much of its oil and gas from the Middle East, is now girding for an extended energy crisis. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026

Schoolteachers are girding to address students’ questions, anger and confusion over a figure whose name and books are deeply embedded in state curriculum and celebrations. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026

But as artificial general intelligence (AGI) came into view—the idea of a transformatively powerful technology that could surpass human geniuses at most tasks—Hunter-Torricke grew convinced industry executives weren’t girding for the level of disruption the technology would bring. — Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 Feb. 2026

Baker said Yolo Food Bank is girding for the short term. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025