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cut

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cut

1 a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting
  • choose cuts of meat that have very little visible fat
Synonyms of cut

cutting, slice
Words Related to cut

chop, cutlet

length, part, portion, section, segment

chunk, hunk, lump

clipping, paring, shaving, sliver, snippet, splinter
2 an individual part of a process, series, or ranking
  • one of the new recruits is a cut above the rest in intelligence
Synonyms of cut

chapter, degree, grade, inch, notch, peg, phase, place, point, stage, step
Words Related to cut

angle, aspect, facet, side

amount, measure, plane

decrement, increment
3 something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
  • received my cut of the profits from the garage sale
Synonyms of cut

allotment, allowance, end, part, piece, portion, proportion, quota, share, slice, take
Words Related to cut

lot, ration

commission, percentage

member, partition, section, segment
Phrases Synonymous with cut

piece of the action
Near Antonyms of cut

aggregate, composite, compound, pool, sum, total, totality

whole
4 a style or arrangement of hair
  • she decided she needed a new cut after wearing her hair the same way for years
Synonyms of cut

coiffure, do, haircut, hairdo, hairstyle
Words Related to cut

Afro, conk, cornrow, dreadlocks, perm, permanent

beehive, big hair, bun, chignon, French twist, pageboy, pug, updo, upsweep

bob, buzz cut, crew cut, crop, fade, Mohawk, shag, shingle, trim

braid, pigtail, plait, ponytail, queue

comb-over, ducktail, pompadour, roach
5 an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt anotherʼs feelings
  • completely ignoring her was the unkindest cut of all
Synonyms of cut

affront, barb, brickbat, dart, dig, dis (also diss) [slang], epithet, gird, indignity, insult, name, offense (or offence), outrage, personality, poke, put-down, sarcasm, slap, slight, slur
Words Related to cut

catcall, gibe (or jibe), jeer, mock, quip, sneer, taunt

abuse, invective, vituperation

disapproval, opprobrium

disgrace, dishonor, shame

attack, criticism, knock, slam, swipe

torment, torture
Near Antonyms of cut

accolade, commendation, compliment

acclaim, applause, praise

adulation, flattery

cut

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of cut

1 to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
  • I cut my hand on a piece of broken glass
Synonyms of cut

gash, incise, rip, shear, slash, slice, slit
Words Related to cut

crosscut, hacksaw, saw, scissor

cleave, rive, split

pierce, stab

bruise, butcher, hack, haggle, lacerate, mangle

rend, tear

carve, chip, chisel, notch

anatomize, dissect, section

chop, dice, mince

amputate, cut off, sever
2 to fail to attend
  • a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses
Synonyms of cut

blow off, miss, skip
Words Related to cut

ignore, neglect, pass over
Phrases Synonymous with cut

absent oneself, play hooky
Antonyms of cut

attend, show up (for)
3 to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
  • the snobbish lady cut anyone who didn't meet her standards of wealth and social standing
Synonyms of cut

cold-shoulder, high-hat, slight, snub, stiff, stiff-arm
Words Related to cut

isolate, ostracize

brush (aside or off), disdain, rebuff, reject, repel, repulse, scorn, spurn

disregard, forget, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, shrug off
4 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 of cut

bob, clip, crop, cut back, dock, lop (off), nip, pare, poll, prune, shave, shear, snip, trim
Words Related to cut

skive, whittle

manicure, mow

pinch, stump

curtail, shorten
Near Antonyms of cut

elongate, extend, lengthen
5 to shorten the standing leafy plant cover of
  • you need to cut the lawn very soon—before it becomes a jungle
Synonyms of cut

mow
Words Related to cut

clip, crop, curtail, cut back, dock, hack, lop, manicure, nip, pare, prune, trim

bob, shave, shear, snip
6 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 of cut

adulterate, dilute, extend, lace, sophisticate, thin, water down, weaken
Words Related to cut

load

befoul, contaminate, corrupt, defile, dirty, envenom, foul, infect, poison, pollute, soil, spoil, sully, taint

cheapen, debase, degrade

manipulate, misrepresent, tamper (with)

counterfeit, fake, falsify, fudge

doctor, spike

attenuate, moderate, qualify, temper
Near Antonyms of cut

fertilize, lard

augment, reinforce (also reenforce), supplement

decontaminate, purify

clarify, clean, cleanse, distill (also distil), filter, flush, leach, pasteurize, purge, refine

better, enhance, improve

compact, concentrate, condense
Antonyms of cut

enrich, fortify, richen, strengthen
7 to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
  • cut towards the goal, eluding a defender
Synonyms of cut

break, sheer, swerve, veer, yaw, zag, zig
Words Related to cut

skew, slew (also slue)

arc, arch, bend, bow, crook, curve, hook, round, sweep, wheel

about-face, pivot

circle, coil, curl, loop, spiral

turn, twist, wind

weave, zigzag

deviate, stray, wander, waver
Antonyms of cut

straighten
8 to divide by passing through or across
  • a long mountain range virtually cuts that country in half
Synonyms of cut

bisect, cross, intersect
Words Related to cut

crisscross, decussate
9 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 of cut

analyze, anatomize, assay, break down, deconstruct, dissect
Words Related to cut

assess, diagnose, evaluate, examine, inspect, investigate, scrutinize

arrange, assort, catalog (or catalogue), categorize, classify, codify, diagram, enumerate, index, order, schematize, sort, tabulate

divide, reduce, segment, separate, subdivide
Near Antonyms of cut

agglomerate, aggregate, amalgamate, assimilate, coalesce, conglomerate, consolidate, integrate, synthesize, unify

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