Synonyms of girds

girds 1 of 2

noun

plural of gird

as in insults

an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings

in her farewell speech, the departing governor got in some retaliatory girds at the media

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insults
• sarcasms
• outrages
• slaps
• indignities
• barbs
• darts
• digs
• attacks
• affronts
• pokes
• disgraces
• epithets
• brickbats
• names
• cuts
• offenses
• slights
• dises
• shames
• slurs
• personalities
• taunts
• mocks
• sneers
• gibes
• abuses
• jeers
• criticisms
• vituperations
• put-downs
• catcalls
• invectives
• tortures
• knocks
• swipes
• quips
• dishonors
• disapprovals
• slams
• torments
• opprobriums

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compliments
• praises
• commendations
• accolades
• acclaim
• flatteries
• applauses
• adulations

girds

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gird

1

as in wraps

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

• wraps
• bandages
• girts
• circles
• belts
• engirds
• girdles
• begirds
• girths
• bands
• tapes
• enwinds
• engirdles
• winds
• loops
• wires
• trusses
• ties up
• chains
• ropes
• cords
• wreathes
• enchains
• lashes
• swathes
• shackles
• enwreathes
• enswathes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwraps
• unwinds
• unties
• unbinds
• unshackles
• ungirds
• unlashes

2

as in equips

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

• equips
• furnishes
• supplies
• prepares
• provisions
• outfits
• fits (out)
• rigs
• arms
• presents
• kits (up or out)
• fortifies
• contributes
• accoutres
• bestows
• donates
• dispenses
• distributes
• allots
• portions
• stocks
• apportions
• allocates
• stores
• assigns
• deals (out)
• gives
• hands out
• doles out
• prorates
• parcels (out)
• metes (out)
• reequips
• refurnishes
• refits
• reoutfits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deprives
• strips
• divests
• dispossesses

3

as in surrounds

to form a circle around

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrounds
• encircles
• encompasses
• rings
• encloses
• circles
• embraces
• environs
• girdles
• wreathes
• walls
• circumscribes
• fences (in)
• compasses
• besieges
• besets
• entrenches
• closes in
• hems (in)
• invests
• swarms
• cordons (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of girds

Verb

Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling rebuked a Northwest Side alderman who expressed skepticism this week about Chicago’s year-over-year crime declines as the city girds itself ahead of a possible deployment of National Guard troops. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025