CLIPPED Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

clipped

verb

past tense of clip

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

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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

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Recent Examples of clipped Bruce checked the number on the oxygen monitor still clipped to Louise’s finger. —

Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 Woods was arrested on March 27 after his SUV clipped a work vehicle near the golfer’s Florida home and wound-up on its side. —

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026 The developments come one day after Woods entered a not guilty plea to suspicion of driving under the influence when his SUV clipped the back of a trailer and flipped on its side last week on a residential road near his home on Jupiter Island, Florida. —

Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026 Woods clipped the back of the truck's trailer, causing the golfer's SUV to tip on its side, authorities said. —

Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026 Authorities said that the truck's driver attempted to pull over to the side of the road to allow Woods to pass, but Woods' car clipped the truck's pressure washer trailer and rolled onto the driver's side. —

Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026 Woods' health Woods was traveling at high speeds on a beachside, residential road when his Range Rover allegedly clipped a truck that was hauling a pressure cleaner trailer, according to the Martin County Sheriff's Office. —

Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026 Rowland, however, clipped a Columbus Aviators’ player in the back and flags flew just before Badger crossed the goal line. —

Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026 His Land Rover clipped another vehicle and went over. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026

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Resurfacing and Sculpting treatment shaved years off of my skin’s appearance (and all of its New York City congestion) in a matter of 60 minutes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
Due to severely matted fur, much of his coat had to be shaved.

— Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026