CUTS Synonyms: 384 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

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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

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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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The footage inside the silicone throat was shot weeks prior; when the camera cuts to Howard, production used scopes of different lengths to indicate how far the tube may have gone down his throat. —

Marah Eakin, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026 Usually when the economy is unsteady and the job market is weakening, the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates to give things a boost. —

Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026 Ultimately, the data cuts both ways. —

Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026 Pleasanton Unified and Livermore Valley Joint Unified school districts are both facing layoffs and budget cuts this upcoming school year. —

Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026 Ten pounds of them, a private beach That cuts and cuts and cuts the feet. —

Patricia Lockwood, The New York Review of Books, 5 Mar. 2026 Good timing keeps plants healthy, cuts water bills, and prevents heat or fungus damage. —

Kate McKenna, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026 Alder said that cuts to academic research will have drastic consequences in the country’s future. —

Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026 Direct language cuts confusion and protects time. —

Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026

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While voters in each district will carry particular concerns into the voting booth, candidates almost universally promised to tamp down property taxes and address potential budget hits with the final wind-down of pandemic aid and cuts to federal health care subsidies. —

A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026 The people in charge of Florida government — which is top-to-bottom controlled by extreme elements of the GOP — are determined to turn this state into California, where voters are duped into supporting an endless stream of short-sighted tax cuts. —

Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026 High costs and low ridership have pushed the transit authority to threaten major service cuts – unless wary voters approve a regressive tax hike in November. —

Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2026 Speaking of which, the soundtrack also overdoses a bit on the calculated wackiness of vintage cuts by Bonzo Dog Band, the Monty Python-adjacent 1960s British novelty music act. —

Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026 The offer came with an 18% premium to shareholders, promising higher short-term returns funded by sweeping cuts to sustainability, R&D, jobs, and long-term investment. —

Paul Polman, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026 These concerns have dampened expectations for more interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve this year. —

Morgan Chittum,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026 Don’t make unnecessary cuts during the tree’s first year. —

Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026 But opponents said the cuts were harmful, and there was no guarantee that key funding would be restored. —

Idaho Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuts

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Unlike other MacBooks, this one skips the notch, but retains a 1080p webcam.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
Alysa Liu skips onto the ice, her gold costume a manifestation of what is to come.

— Katie Gunderman, SELF, 26 Feb. 2026