Gird Synonyms and Antonyms

gûrd
To shut in on all sides
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. begird
  2. beset
  3. circle
  4. compass
  5. encircle
  6. encompass
  7. environ
  8. girdle
  9. hedge
  10. hem
  11. ring
  12. surround
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To present with a quality, trait, or power
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. dower
  2. endow
  3. endue
  4. encircle
  5. gift
  6. invest
Antonyms:
  1. praise
  2. disarm
  3. compliment
  4. flatter

Words Related to Gird

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Gird Sentence Examples

  • It was not, indeed, the first knightly Order to gird itself for the task.

  • Then the hanger and sword, which they also gird on.

  • In Holland the expiration of the Twelve Years' Truce in 1621 forced the Dutch Protestants once more to gird on the sword.

  • If you have not tried a red Beaume then gird your loins, grit your teeth and demand supplies from your local wine merchant.

  • I would want to under gird the whole of our engagement with a theology of hope.

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