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
• spikey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in satirical

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

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

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
• chiselling
• 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
• reenforcing
• 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
• spiralling
• slewing
• zigzagging
• wheeling
• sluing
• deviating
• crooking
• about-facing
• wavering
• straying

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Phrases Containing cutting

• cutting edge