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See definition of brim on Dictionary.com
  • nounedge of object, usually the top
  • verbflow over the top

synonyms for brim

  • border
  • brink
  • circumference
  • fringe
  • hem
  • lip
  • margin
  • perimeter
  • periphery
  • rim
  • skirt
  • verge
See also synonyms for: brimmed / brimming
  • fill
  • fill up
  • overflow
  • swell
  • teem
  • spill
  • hold no more
  • run over
  • well over

antonyms for brim

MOST RELEVANT
  • center
  • inside
  • interior
  • middle
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    Another approach focuses on protecting the rare slices of land and sea that brim with huge numbers of species.
    CAN PEOPLE PROTECT AS MUCH SPACE AS NATURE NEEDS?JONATHAN LAMBERTJANUARY 21, 2021SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS
    Nowadays “beanie” is kind of a catch-all word for hats designed to fit over the ears, without brims or flaps.
    BEST WINTER HATS: COMFORTABLE HATS TO KEEP YOU WARMCARSEN JOENKJANUARY 20, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE
    This year’s holiday season has been filled to the brim with nonstop laughs, great food and good vibes.
    HERE’S HOW OUR FAVORITE CELEBRITIES SPENT THE HOLIDAYSBROOKLYN WHITEDECEMBER 26, 2020ESSENCE.COM
    You need to tumble the mussels around during cooking, and you can’t do that if your pot is filled to the brim.
    MUSSELS ARE SIMPLE TO PREPARE, AND ADD TASTY DRAMA TO THE TABLEMARTHA HOLMBERGOCTOBER 29, 2020WASHINGTON POST
    Keep the mask above the brim of your hat when you run, then quickly flip it down over your nose and mouth when you encounter someone.
    6 WAYS TO CARRY YOUR MASK WHILE RUNNINGJOE JACKSONAUGUST 24, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINE
    He said his two classes are filled to the brim, and he’s glad students are more interested in the class now following recent social unrest.
    AS SCHOOL RESUMES, STUDENTS BRING RACIAL JUSTICE PUSH TO THE CLASSROOMKAYLA JIMENEZAUGUST 18, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
    The rebellious brown hair was almost in the shade of my own dashing hat-brim.
    THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYD
    Gunn touched the brim of his soft felt hat, which he wore turned down all round apparently in imitation of a flower-pot.
    DOPESAX ROHMER
    At the farm-gate they met Dorothy, fresh and blooming as a rose, with a pail in each hand foaming to the brim with milk.
    THE WORLD BEFORE THEMSUSANNA MOODIE
    Piegan was already mounted, watching us whimsically from under the dripping brim of his hat.
    RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR
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    WORDS RELATED TO BRIM

    • bound
    • boundary
    • bounds
    • brim
    • brink
    • circumference
    • confine
    • end
    • extremity
    • fringe
    • hem
    • limit
    • line
    • lip
    • outskirt
    • perimeter
    • periphery
    • rim
    • selvage
    • skirt
    • trim
    • trimming
    • verge
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