GIRTH Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈgərth

as in circumference

the distance around a round body a fallen tree with a girth of some 26 feet making it wide enough for a full-grown man to walk through

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girth

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verb

as in to wrap

to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt you'll need to make sure you girth the saddle tightly or you'll fall off the horse

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Recent Examples of girth

Noun

But the Longwood bear’s girth illustrates both the natural world’s resilience and its degradation. —

Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026 But our yeti needs some girth and needs heft. —

Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026 For a creature that’s only the girth of a fingernail, the damage that quagga mussels wreak is outsize. —

Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026 For the men spending tens of thousands of dollars to add a couple inches of girth to their genitals, there is always a deeper insecurity not being directly addressed. —

Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for girth

Recent Examples of Synonyms for girth

Noun

This oil-on-canvas rendering of the Battle of Gettysburg stretches 42 feet high and 377 feet in circumference, taking up a whole room for an immersive viewing experience in vivid color.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026
One national survey of over 5,000 participants found that people who exercised in the morning tended to have a lower body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference as compared to midday and evening exercisers.

— Jenessa Connor, Health, 26 June 2026