Synonyms of cutting

cutting 1 of 3

adjective

1

as in biting

causing intense discomfort to one's skin

a frigid day with a cutting wind that made it seem even colder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• biting
• sharp
• bitter
• penetrating
• piercing
• stinging
• brisk
• keen
• raw
• shrewd
• smarting
• caustic
• corrosive
• snappy
• invigorating
• prickly
• needlelike
• tingling
• nippy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mild
• gentle
• soothing
• balmy

2

as in sharpened

having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something

the cutting side of the sword blade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sharpened
• sharp
• ground
• edged
• jagged
• honed
• trenchant
• edgy
• keen
• stropped
• piercing
• scratching
• stabbing
• whetted
• lacerating
• knifelike
• clawlike
• jabbing
• pointed
• spiky
• daggerlike
• pointy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blunt
• dull
• smooth
• rounded
• soft
• blunted
• flat
• obtuse
• dulled
• level
• even
• slick

3

as in satiric

marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings

her cutting comments serve only one purpose: to make someone cry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• satiric
• sarcastic
• barbed
• acid
• biting
• acidic
• caustic
• sharp
• corrosive
• scathing
• tart
• sardonic
• acrid
• mordant
• acerbic
• pungent
• cross
• scalding
• ironic
• blunt
• harsh
• acidulous
• cynical
• dry
• spiky
• snarky
• concise
• sour
• smart-aleck
• acerb
• severe
• brisk
• smart-alecky
• incisive
• smart-mouthed
• trenchant
• keen
• abrupt
• poignant
• stringent
• flippant
• tartish
• crisp
• wry
• curt
• rough
• facetious
• bitter
• acrimonious
• pithy
• resentful
• brusque
• gruff
• sourish
• vitriolic
• succinct
• sharp-tongued
• terse
• backhanded
• insincere
• tongue-in-cheek
• snippy
• snippety

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amusing
• gentle
• merry
• mild
• playful
• smooth
• bland
• diplomatic
• droll
• sportive
• waggish
• polite
• cordial
• hospitable
• urbane
• gracious
• good-natured
• genial
• sociable
• good-humored
• affable
• suave

cutting

2 of 3

noun

ˈkə-tiŋ 

as in slice

a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting

a bag full of grass cuttings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slice
• cut
• portion
• length
• segment
• section
• chop
• part
• chunk
• clipping
• sliver
• shaving
• splinter
• paring
• cutlet
• hunk
• lump
• snippet

cutting

3 of 3

verb

present participle of cut

1

as in slicing

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)

I cut my hand on a piece of broken glass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slicing
• slitting
• slashing
• ripping
• splitting
• stabbing
• bruising
• piercing
• shearing
• sawing
• chopping
• incising
• gashing
• severing
• tearing
• cleaving
• carving
• crosscutting
• chipping
• dissecting
• scissoring
• mangling
• sectioning
• rending
• hacksawing
• riving
• lacerating
• butchering
• chiseling
• haggling
• notching
• hacking
• dicing
• mincing
• amputating
• cutting off
• anatomizing

2

as in skipping

to fail to attend

a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skipping
• missing
• ignoring
• blowing off
• playing hooky
• absenting oneself
• neglecting
• passing over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attending
• showing up (for)

3

as in isolating

to deliberately ignore or treat rudely

the snobbish lady cut anyone who didn't meet her standards of wealth and social standing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• isolating
• rejecting
• snubbing
• repulsing
• stiffing
• repelling
• slighting
• neglecting
• forgetting
• stiff-arming
• high-hatting
• ostracizing
• cold-shouldering
• spurning
• overlooking
• disdaining
• disregarding
• scorning
• rebuffing
• brushing (aside or off)
• passing over
• shrugging off
• overpassing

4

as in shaving

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument

when you cut the pad, make it a little smaller than the carpet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaving
• trimming
• clipping
• mowing
• shearing
• paring
• pruning
• snipping
• cropping
• bobbing
• cutting back
• docking
• polling
• nipping
• lopping (off)
• whittling
• shortening
• curtailing
• skiving
• pinching
• manicuring
• stumping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• lengthening
• elongating

5

as in mowing

to shorten the standing leafy plant cover of

you need to cut the lawn very soon—before it becomes a jungle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mowing
• shaving
• pruning
• trimming
• clipping
• curtailing
• paring
• cropping
• lopping
• cutting back
• hacking
• shearing
• docking
• snipping
• manicuring
• nipping
• bobbing

6

as in diluting

to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances

the fruit juice was so cut with water that it was barely a fruit-flavored drink

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diluting
• loading
• thinning
• polluting
• manipulating
• infecting
• weakening
• poisoning
• extending
• adulterating
• spoiling
• dirtying
• contaminating
• tainting
• lacing
• degrading
• sophisticating
• watering down
• soiling
• tempering
• corrupting
• misrepresenting
• debasing
• fouling
• defiling
• spiking
• tampering (with)
• falsifying
• moderating
• cheapening
• sullying
• attenuating
• counterfeiting
• doctoring
• qualifying
• faking
• befouling
• fudging
• envenoming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthening
• enriching
• reinforcing
• fertilizing
• fortifying
• augmenting
• supplementing
• improving
• cleaning
• purifying
• purging
• refining
• filtering
• richening
• enhancing
• clarifying
• cleansing
• flushing
• larding
• leaching
• distilling
• pasteurizing
• decontaminating
• concentrating
• bettering
• condensing
• compacting

7

as in veering

to depart abruptly from a straight line or course

cut towards the goal, eluding a defender

Synonyms & Similar Words

• veering
• turning
• curving
• circling
• bowing
• breaking
• swerving
• wandering
• yawing
• sweeping
• bending
• weaving
• sheering
• arching
• twisting
• curling
• zagging
• zigging
• rounding
• skewing
• pivoting
• hooking
• winding
• looping
• spiraling
• arcing
• coiling
• zigzagging
• wheeling
• deviating
• slewing
• wavering
• straying
• crooking
• about-facing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening

8

as in intersecting

to divide by passing through or across

a long mountain range virtually cuts that country in half

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intersecting
• crossing
• bisecting
• crisscrossing
• decussating

9

as in analyzing

to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships

whichever way you cut it, we won't be seeing any profits from the business for at least three years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• analyzing
• dissecting
• examining
• assessing
• diagnosing
• investigating
• dividing
• evaluating
• deconstructing
• assaying
• inspecting
• anatomizing
• scrutinizing
• reducing
• breaking down
• classifying
• sorting
• arranging
• separating
• tabulating
• subdividing
• categorizing
• indexing
• ordering
• cataloging
• codifying
• segmenting
• enumerating
• assorting
• schematizing
• diagramming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• integrating
• consolidating
• aggregating
• synthesizing
• amalgamating
• assimilating
• unifying
• coalescing
• agglomerating
• conglomerating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cutting

Verb

The vibes at Wrigley should be stellar this weekend as the Champions Gate at Gallagher Way will be unveiled before Saturday’s game with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Rather than report on every float in this parade of horribles, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed and hirsute higher education observer Bryan Alexander have started cost-cutting trackers. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Fear provoked his legendary rages—breaking chairs, throwing things, cutting people out of his life. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

The high price of implementing AI at scale comes at a time when manufacturers find themselves in the middle of cost cutting measures in response to tariffs. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 16 July 2026

The drug from Merck was OK’d on Thursday for patients with artery-clogging cholesterol that persists even after taking statins, the standard medications for cutting heart attack risk. — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Neighbors look forward to welcoming new families Russell Roberts stopped by the units toward the end of the ribbon cutting event to check out the inside. — Julianna Mejia july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

Liam Twomey The problem is that England need to avoid cutting their nose off to spite their face. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026

However, cutting away the dead flowers will improve the plant’s appearance and possibly promote more blooms. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 July 2026

Phrases Containing cutting

• cutting edge