Synonyms for brim
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Bill — originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge. A projecting…
Verb
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge. A projecting rim. That of a hat.
He turned the back of his brim up stylishly.
- n. 2
Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.
- v. 1
To be full until almost overflowing.
The room brimmed with people.
Example sentences
- rut Tom thinks that we're in some kind of rut.
- bream They went fishing for bream.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| brim | rising | |
| rut | rising | |
| bream | steady | |
| berm | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lip1, rim1, rut1
- 4 letters
- bank1, bill1, edge1, berm1, teem1
- 5 letters
- coast1, shore1, skirt1, verge1, brink1, bulge1, marge1, bream1, berme, breme
- 6 letters
- border2, margin2, bustle2
- 7 letters
- hatbrim
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (border2 = 2 syllables).