Synonyms of clipped

clipped

verb

past tense of clip

1

as in shaved

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

a mother who's sad to see her little boy's curls clipped for the first time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaved
• cut
• trimmed
• snipped
• cropped
• sheared
• pruned
• mowed
• bobbed
• pared
• docked
• nipped
• cut back
• polled
• lopped (off)
• whittled
• manicured
• pinched
• shortened
• curtailed
• skived
• stumped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extended
• elongated
• lengthened

2

as in slapped

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

the pitch clipped the batter's helmet with enough force to knock it clean off his head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slapped
• knocked
• punched
• smacked
• hit
• slammed
• banged
• struck
• whacked
• clapped
• pounded
• swiped
• cracked
• batted
• pasted
• kicked
• nailed
• boxed
• chopped
• shoved
• tapped
• thumped
• flicked
• pushed
• bashed
• hammered
• bobbed
• swatted
• rapped
• licked
• jabbed
• poked
• clocked
• tagged
• zapped
• thwacked
• clobbered
• belted
• socked
• bopped
• bumped
• stabbed
• slugged
• bludgeoned
• clouted
• busted
• smote
• walloped
• biffed
• whaled
• stroked
• mangled
• slogged
• bonked
• stamped
• battered
• lashed
• mauled
• peppered
• cuffed
• pummeled
• hung one on
• slashed
• buffeted
• laced
• scuffed
• bunged
• whipped
• roughed
• beat
• dumped
• butted
• jostled
• lambasted
• pelted
• decked
• prodded
• speared
• switched
• drubbed
• creamed
• felled
• bunted
• pommeled
• clubbed
• leveled
• kneed
• floored
• thrashed
• flailed
• knocked down
• caned
• flogged
• sapped
• bowled (down or over)
• cudgeled
• conked
• sledged
• sucker punched
• beaned
• sledgehammered
• brained
• skulled
• rabbit-punched

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clipped

China Strategy Sales were clipped by ongoing store closures, with Kering shuttering 105 units in the first nine months of the year, including 25 Gucci boutiques. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Their participation builds your credibility by association and recordings can be clipped into social content that extends your reach, especially when guests share it too. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

TikTok hosts similar footage, albeit clipped for vertical video and treated with title cards. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2026

That was the dynamic that Hyde-Smith, a cattle rancher and former state agriculture commissioner, was addressing in her interview that was clipped in Colom’s video. — Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

That was the dynamic that Hyde-Smith, a cattle rancher and former state agriculture commissioner, was addressing in her interview that was clipped in Colom's video. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Amazon's Bee Frontier device can be worn on a wrist or clipped on to clothing. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Jegadish clipped her smart phone to a headset and began chopping a carrot, her phone recording her every hand movement. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

Police say a black Honda pickup truck was traveling eastbound on Huron River and was preparing to turn left onto Stefano when a semi truck behind it swerved to the right and clipped the Honda truck, pushing it into oncoming traffic. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026