CUTS Synonyms: 384 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cut

as in slits

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 skips

to fail to attend a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses

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as in rejects

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 shaves

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 mows

to shorten the standing leafy plant cover of you need to cut the lawn very soon—before it becomes a jungle

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as in dilutes

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 veers

to depart abruptly from a straight line or course cut towards the goal, eluding a defender

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straightens

as in intersects

to divide by passing through or across a long mountain range virtually cuts that country in half

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as in analyzes

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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cuts

2 of 2

noun

plural of cut

as in slices

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

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as in stages

an individual part of a process, series, or ranking one of the new recruits is a cut above the rest in intelligence

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as in portions

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 haircuts

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 insults

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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Recent Examples of cuts

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When a company cuts its dividend, the stock tanks—that’s the bad scenario. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 There are a few loadouts available at HP's site, but the best overall deal is on this model, which cuts a full 50% off. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 July 2026 Stretching 9,600 feet, the bridge cuts across the Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey, waterfronts. — Joe Holden, CBS News, 1 July 2026 And when Nicky cuts his hand off, there’s differences between how Gabriella reacts to it and Armand, who understands that this is quite tragic. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026 Swain emphasized that cuts to resources that give context to hard-to-interpret data is not just a loss for the research community. — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 For example, a recent study found that remote workers coming to the office one day a month increases productivity by 8% and cuts attrition by a third while boosting job satisfaction and improving communication. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 29 June 2026 Thorn cuts the pieces for his puzzle-style artworks, sands them, paints them, then glues them into a frame. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 This thing cuts from 32 to 16 fast now. — Greg Cote june 28, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026

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The massive piece of domestic policy legislation passed a year ago, reshaping the country in profound ways from Medicaid and food-stamp cuts to a federal student loan overhaul. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 July 2026 The Connecticut legislature last November passed the emergency response fund, which tapped $500 million in state reserves to help respond to federal cuts. — Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026 While some have since landed roles at places like Apple or Salesforce, others are staring at hundreds of unanswered job applications and roles with pay cuts. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 11 July 2026 While my style consists of more simple, basic pieces than Carrie’s (think neutral colors and classic cuts), the same can’t be said for my accessories. — Emma Bocchi, Glamour, 11 July 2026 On top of the administrative funding, the state allocated $14 million through June 2028 to fill in a gap from federal cuts for the CalFresh Outreach Program. — Lizzie Kane july 11, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026 Those cuts held the top spot on the Streaming Songs ranking for a dozen periods in 2015 and 2016, respectively. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 Three people were in the silver Chevrolet truck, and all managed to escape with minor cuts and scrapes, the sheriff’s office said. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026 But this March, the scores for Supergirl actually went down when DC Studios held a bakeoff, testing competing cuts from filmmaker Craig Gillespie and from the studio, run by James Gunn and Peter Safran. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuts

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Driven by revenge and madness, Sweeney Todd slices necks he is meant to just shave.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
Her foot slices down the side of the ball.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026

Definition of slices

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Jeff Johnson, a pastor and podcaster, shared the budget-friendly order in a social media video, saying his family skips individual meals and orders a 30-count nugget tray and a few buttered buns instead.

— Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 7 July 2026
With time skips and eerie supernatural occurrences, this show continues to be a fan favorite for a reason.

— Taylor Grothe, Parents, 4 July 2026

Definition of skips

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DeVoto persuades an editor at Houghton Mifflin to offer them a contract; when Houghton Mifflin eventually rejects the manuscript, DeVoto gets Knopf interested.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Israel rejects that position, saying the West Bank is disputed territory where there has been a Jewish presence for thousands of years.

— Rami Ayyub, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Definition of rejects

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Its ceramic blades easily tackle coarse hair and its waterproof design makes in-shower shaves a breeze.

— Sara Coughlin, Allure, 5 July 2026
Zillow says that a pale pink bathroom could lose you up to $6,013, while a pale pink kitchen shaves an extra $4,201 off potential buyers' offers.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2026

Definition of shaves

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Those who are approved will receive a total of 18 free lawn mows from April through October, a set number each month, with no further scheduling or calls needed, according to an email from the city.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
With its 5Ah battery, the Goat mows over 5,000 square feet per charge and gets back to work after just 45 minutes of charging.

— PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025

Definition of mows

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Instead, Orton leans into the immersive, dreamy sounds of Weather Alive to craft a new album that veers more closely toward late-night jazz clubs than music for the spacey set.

— David Harris, SPIN, 29 June 2026
That last flavor is augmented by the whiskey’s higher proof, which veers toward burn but pulls back at the last minute.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 June 2026

Definition of veers

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If the path of the comet intersects with Earth’s orbit, the Earth will collide with these debris fields in its yearly orbit around the Sun.

— Adam Lark, Scientific American, 28 June 2026
That answer matters because audiences have become increasingly skeptical whenever patriotism intersects with marketing.

— Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026