Synonyms of hems

hems 1 of 2

noun

plural of hem

as in edges

the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something

the hem of the blouse was gold

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edges
• edgings
• perimeters
• circumferences
• borders
• confines
• skirts
• boundaries
• margins
• verges
• rims
• fringes
• ends
• brims
• peripheries
• frames
• bounds
• skirtings
• outskirts
• compasses
• borderlines
• cusps
• lips
• crests
• curbs
• ceilings
• limitations
• extents
• shores
• restrictions
• maxima
• maximums
• demarcations
• frontiers
• marches
• brinks
• measures
• laps
• selvages
• terminations
• borderlands
• ambits
• meres
• pales

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• centers
• hearts
• cores
• insides
• interiors
• middles
• inners
• withins

hems

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hem

1

as in haws

Synonyms & Similar Words

• haws
• wabbles
• vacillates
• wavers
• pauses
• hangs back
• scruples
• waits
• hesitates
• lingers
• chickens (out)
• dithers
• delays
• balances
• falters
• procrastinates
• staggers
• halts
• teeters
• backs down
• wobbles
• dawdles
• debates
• dallies
• shilly-shallies
• ponders
• deliberates
• hedges
• waffles
• weighs
• oscillates
• equivocates
• sways
• considers
• pussyfoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plunges (in)
• dives (in)
• decides
• advances
• continues
• stirs
• budges

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as in margins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edges
• margins
• borders
• skirts
• fringes
• rims
• trims
• bounds
• loops
• walls
• traces
• outlines
• silhouettes
• rings
• sketches
• demarcates
• incloses
• frames
• circles
• circumscribes
• curbs
• surrounds
• delineates
• encircles
• defines
• rounds
• girths
• limits
• confines
• girdles
• restricts
• environs
• encloses
• restrains
• checks
• controls
• compasses