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cut back

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of cut back

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

  • we need to cut back the bushes a bit so that the house number is visible from the street
Synonyms of cut back

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

skive, whittle

manicure, mow

pinch, stump

curtail, shorten
Near Antonyms of cut back

elongate, extend, lengthen

2 to make less in extent or duration

  • cut back the meeting so everyone could leave early for the long weekend
Synonyms of cut back

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, dock, elide, shorten, syncopate, truncate
Words Related to cut back

abstract, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, recapitulate, summarize, sum up

abate, compress, constrict, contract, cut, cut down, pare, prune, trim

decrease, de-escalate, deflate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, moderate, modify, reduce, retrench, shrink, slash, subtract (from), taper
Near Antonyms of cut back

enlarge, expand, supplement

add, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, boost, dilate, escalate, heighten, increase, maximize, pump up, raise

blow up, distend, inflate, swell
Antonyms of cut back

elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract

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