Synonyms of cut
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as in to slit 
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as in to skip
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as in to isolate
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as in to shave
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as in to mow
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as in to dilute
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as in to veer
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as in to intersect
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as in to analyze
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as in to cross
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as in to chop (down)
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as in slice
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as in inch
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as in share
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as in haircut
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as in insult
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as in reduced
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as in chiseled
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as in to slit
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
I cut my hand on a piece of broken glass
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as in to skip
to fail to attend
a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses
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as in to isolate
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
the snobbish lady cut anyone who didn't meet her standards of wealth and social standing
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as in to shave
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
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as in to dilute
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
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as in to veer
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
cut towards the goal, eluding a defender
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as in to intersect
to divide by passing through or across
a long mountain range virtually cuts that country in half
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as in to analyze
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
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as in share
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
received my cut of the profits from the garage sale
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as in haircut
a style or arrangement of hair
she decided she needed a new cut after wearing her hair the same way for years
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as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
completely ignoring her was the unkindest cut of all
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as in to cross
to make one's way through, across, or over
cut across the field on the way to school
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as in reduced
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Recent Examples of cut
Dana Santas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
This combo tool can potentially cut your floor cleaning time in half.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
These cuts would be part of the standard reduction-in-force plans.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Athletes commonly experience groin strains when their adductors can’t handle the demands placed on them during sports that involve cutting, pivoting or making any sudden direction changes.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
This combo tool can potentially cut your floor cleaning time in half.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Emma Chamberlain is proving her pixie cut is here to stay.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
These cuts would be part of the standard reduction-in-force plans.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut
Noun
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The main pizza shop serves up massive, New York-style slices and wings that hit the spot.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Classic chess pie is given a fall makeover with the addition of slices of fresh Granny Smith apples.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The 5-foot-1-inch singer with a very big voice is due to give birth to her first child, a girl, in two weeks.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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The 1-inch block heel provides a slight height boost while remaining as easy to walk in as flats.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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The tri-mode seeker shares targeting information among all three modes, enabling StormBreaker to engage fixed or moving targets at any time of day and in all weather conditions, according to Raytheon.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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An electronic board displays a share price of the Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 4, 2024.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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But the haircut is pretty decent!—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
26 Sep. 2025
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Women used to talk about wanting to have an Annie Lenox haircut, because that was slightly unusual at the time.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
23 Sep. 2025
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During the speech, however, Kemp periodically deviated from building up Astra to hurling insults at several of his competitors in the launch industry.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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And as if a constant stream of social media vitriol wasn’t enough of an insult to the venerable lawns, they are subjected to constant meteorological insults as well.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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President Vladimir Putin had pledged not to raise taxes before 2030, but spiraling military and security expenditure — and reduced income from oil thanks to sanctions and Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries — have hit Moscow’s exchequer.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Like other speakers, Paul lauded Massie’s opposition to COVID shutdowns and his support of reduced regulation, small government and low taxes.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But Johnson has been historically vocal about the hard work required to build — and maintain — his large, chiseled frame.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Photo courtesy of Toyota The RAV4 is more chiseled and edgy, treading the line between utility and mainstream styling.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Jodie Chavious, a board member of the Slow Food Sacramento chapter and owner of the Chavious Pop-Up pizza truck, said representing small farmers was vital to promoting the core tenets of Slow Food — being good, clean and fair.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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That's never been more obvious than when the Opry has gone on during some of Nashville's most difficult chapters, including when the Opry House flooded in 2010 and when the pandemic put the kibosh on live audiences.—
Liz Schubauer,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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