girding

The word “girding” has 2 syllables: gird-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈɡɜrdɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for girding?

In the thesaurus, “girding” has 80 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for girding along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for girding

accoutering
accoutring
allocating
allotting
apportioning
arming
assigning
bandaging
banding
begirding
belting
besetting
besieging
bestowing
chaining
circling
circumscribing
closing in
compassing
contributing
cording
dispensing
distributing
doling out
donating
embracing
enchaining
encircling
enclosing
encompassing
engirding
engirdling
enswathing
entrenching
environing
enwinding
enwreathing
equipping
fortifying
furnishing
girdling
girthing
girting
giving
handing out
inclosing
intrenching
investing
lashing
looping
outfitting
portioning
preparing
presenting
prorating
provisioning
re-equipping
reequipping
refitting
refurnishing
reoutfitting
rigging
ringing
roping
shackling
stocking
storing
supplying
surrounding
swarming
swathing
taping
tieing up
trussing
tying up
walling
winding
wiring
wrapping
wreathing

Antonyms for girding

depriving
dispossessing
divesting
stripping
unbinding
ungirding
unlashing
unshackling
untieing
untying
unwinding
unwrapping

Meanings of girding

verb
1. To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
2. To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
3. To prepare oneself for an action.
4. To jeer at.
5. To jeer.
noun
1. A binding or encircling.

Example Sentences

She was girding herself for the challenges that lay ahead.
The soldiers were girding for the upcoming battle.
He kept girding his resolve despite repeated failures.
The knight was girding his armor before the tournament.
They were girding their resources to face the economic crisis.

On this page you'll find 92 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to girding, such as: accoutering, accoutring, allocating, allotting, apportioning, arming, assigning.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.