CUTOFFS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

cutoffs

noun

plural of cutoff

as in cessations

the stopping of a process or activity with a cutoff for funding the war, military operations soon ground to a halt

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Recent Examples of cutoffs Assistance over punishment The most effective approaches to reducing utility cutoffs typically involve working with customers who are struggling to pay their bills, instead of punishing them for their failure to do so. — Natalie Wallington, MLK50, 18 Aug. 2026 That is why urologists keep pushing back against the same misconceptions, from age cutoffs to assumptions about treatment side effects. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026 Denim cutoffs can look dressy, but Markle’s cropped slacks are even more effortless, but come across much more put-together. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026 That trade-off never went away; it just became formalized over time into beam cutoffs, alignment standards, and eventually modern photometric rules that try (with mixed success) to balance visibility for the driver against glare for everyone else. — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026 To be clear, crochet and denim cutoffs are unlikely to disappear from Grant Park, or any summer festival setting, for that matter. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 28 July 2026 The low, intermediate, high, and very high categories were created for research, but clinically useful cutoffs for cognitively healthy adults still need to be established. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 July 2026 These athletic-style Bermuda shorts offer a comfortable, breezy alternative to denim cutoffs and biker shorts. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026 Potter was one of the best shooting bigs in the league last season and neared the infamous 50-40-90 cutoffs for efficiency, only coming up short at the foul line. — Tony East, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutoffs

Noun

Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.

— Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Definition of cessations

Noun

The questions that remain The case has invited big questions about where a person’s right to privacy ends and the government’s right to warrantless search begins.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
That impulse takes her to North Macedonia, a country that seems to the Belgian teen to be stuck in time, if not at the ends of the Earth.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of ends

Noun

East Boston neighbors can't seem to avoid parking tickets after a litany of road closures makes getting around the neighborhood extremely difficult.

— Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Immediately after the legislation was signed, states began bracing for the substantial pullback of federal support, rural hospital closures, and implementation of burdensome paperwork requirements intended to drive down enrollment.

— Diana DeGette, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of closures

Noun

Homeowners are able to document where the shutoffs and panels are before anything breaks.

— Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
In the meantime, the utilities are to waive any power shutoffs when temperatures are forecasted to reach 90 degrees — and also in the future should the CalHeatScore become temporarily unavailable.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of shutoffs

Noun

Real-time tracking cuts costly checks Nuclear facilities currently rely on a combination of instruments, physical security measures, manual sampling and periodic shutdowns to determine how much nuclear material is present and where it is located.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Not the kind of sweeping severe weather that prompts airlines to offer travel waivers nor wide-scale issues like labor strikes, IT problems or government shutdowns, which have unraveled countless plans in recent months.

— Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026