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Synonyms for rim

  • noun

Most common

edge lip termination wheel flange felly

All synonyms

Noun

1. Edge

edge, lip, brim, border, margin, skirt, verge, bank, limit, brink, termination, confine

Other

flange, wheel, felly

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An edge around something, especially when circular.

Related words

Word family
rimless rimmer rimstone
Phrases
rim job split rim

Forms

Plural
rims → edges, lips, brims, borders…

Example sentences

  • edge Sami seemed to have the edge on his older brother.
  • lip I bit the inside of my lip and got a canker sore.
  • termination Tom sued his employer for wrongful termination.
  • wheel Robert is the fifth wheel on the safety committee.
  • flange Maybe you could use a flange on it?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
rimsteady
edgerising
liprising
terminationfalling
wheelsteady
flangefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
lip1
4 letters
bank1, edge1, brim1
5 letters
limit2, wheel1, skirt1, verge1, brink1, felly
6 letters
border2, margin2, flange1
7 letters
confine2
11 letters
termination4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (limit2 = 2 syllables).