BERTH Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

berth 1 of 2

noun

ˈbərth

Definition of berth

as in position

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay found a berth at a travel agency

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berth

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verb

as in to dock

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Recent Examples of berth

Noun

For the Port of Ningbo, 77 ships are waiting to berth, also marking recent highs. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026 Golden State clinched a playoff berth for the second straight season with a win over Dallas last week, their sixth straight victory. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

Verb

Getting Canadarm2 back online will be critical to berth some cargo ships at the space station, which carry food, equipment and other supplies to the astronauts, as well as to perform a share of maintenance on the orbiting complex. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 12 June 2026 The Cavs, probably soon, are going home for the summer with the most expensive roster in NBA history and no finals berth to show for it. — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for berth

Recent Examples of Synonyms for berth

Noun

There isn’t room on a roster to list all the positions where North Chicago senior Amari Earl could play in a single game.

— Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
The move puts Eli Lilly among Citadel’s largest individual stock positions and comes after the pharma giant’s shares suffered a sharp decline earlier this year before rebounding.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of position

Verb

Like Assembly leaders and the governor, the Senate plan also suggests docking CEO bonuses to incentivize utilities to maintain safer practices.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
New cruise passengers may not realize that ships sometimes dock quite a distance from major destinations.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of dock

Noun

In April, Flock Safety opened a 97,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Smyrna that is intended to create more than 200 jobs over the next three years as part of a $10 million investment.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
The Giants are entrusting Bryce Eldridge, their 21-year-old rookie, with the job of protecting Devers in the lineup.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of job

Verb

This image also appears to show China’s first-ever aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, moored nearby.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
The hotel’s clientele reflects the international sailing crowd moored in Vinogradišće Bay, most of which hails from the UK, the US, and Scandinavia.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of moor

Verb

With oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz hobbled by war, China is betting on Egypt’s Suez Canal and diplomatic clout to anchor its wider push across the Arab and African worlds.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Perkins, for his part, spent the weeks up to the recall election touting his work securing historic preservation and development grants for Englewood Square, the arts district which anchors his council territory.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of anchor

Verb

There is a tragic air to watching a character who is otherwise so grounded become entangled in the elaborate nightmare of a fake college quarterback who is really a disgraced adult football player wearing a prosthetic face.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Catcher Ryan Jeffers, who earlier doubled in the team’s first run, grounded out to end the inning.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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