Synonyms of cuts back

cuts back

verb

present tense third-person singular of cut back

1

as in shaves

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 & Similar Words

• shaves
• cuts
• clips
• trims
• crops
• lops (off)
• prunes
• mows
• snips
• bobs
• shears
• docks
• polls
• pares
• nips
• skives
• whittles
• shortens
• pinches
• stumps
• manicures
• curtails

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extends
• lengthens
• elongates

2

as in shortens

to make less in extent or duration

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortens
• reduces
• cuts down
• truncates
• docks
• abbreviates
• curtails
• sums up
• abridges
• decreases
• syncopates
• elides
• summarizes
• trims
• encapsulates
• recapitulates
• subtracts (from)
• epitomizes
• compresses
• abstracts
• digests
• modifies
• prunes
• cuts
• contracts
• diminishes
• pares
• tapers
• moderates
• retrenches
• slashes
• constricts
• shrinks
• downsizes
• abates
• lowers
• lessens
• dwindles
• deflates
• de-escalates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extends
• lengthens
• prolongs
• increases
• expands
• supplements
• elongates
• adds
• enlarges
• maximizes
• raises
• augments
• protracts
• heightens
• boosts
• amplifies
• blows up
• escalates
• dilates
• pumps up
• swells
• inflates
• distends
• aggrandizes
• balloons

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cuts back

Pruning cuts back the plant’s shape and encourages branching. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026

Extensive clinical and user trials have found that the topical helps skin appear smoother, cuts back on fine lines and wrinkles like crow’s feet, alleviates redness, and doesn’t clog pores all the while. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

It is bordered by a playground, tended by a man who cuts back the grass borders with a scythe. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026

When using a Bluetooth connection, there are a fair few audio dropouts that'll last ~5 seconds or so before the audio cuts back in. — Joe Salas may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2026

Like that video where Bryan Cranston impersonates Art Garfunkel at Central Park, and his bouffant gets bigger every time the camera cuts back. — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026

In quasi-noir mode, the action cuts back repeatedly to Elliot in rough shape in a police interrogation room, being questioned by two detectives (Margaret Cho and Johnny Knoxville, relishing the chance to shove aside their anticonventional reputations and play stern authority figures). — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026

What’s more, Young and others say that as the federal government cuts back on health spending, getting access for even basic health services – such as having a child in a hospital – might force patients to travel. — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026

The Qin Plus remains one of BYD’s best-selling models, and the move follows a series of similar discounts earlier in September for the Tang DM-i, Seal 07 DM-i, and Qin L EV, as well as a broader round of price cuts back in May. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025