Synonyms of hew

hew

verb

ˈhyü 

1

as in to mow

to bring down by cutting

laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mow
• fell
• cut (down)
• chop (down)
• demolish
• flatten
• tear down
• raze
• bulldoze
• level

2

as in to adhere

to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion

decided to hew to the original plan rather than change everything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adhere
• stick
• cling
• cleave
• glue
• bind
• unite
• fasten
• fuse
• cohere

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fall
• loosen
• drop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hew

In most times and places, authorities have hewed more to slaveholders’ conception of free speech as a limited privilege than to abolitionists’ assertion of an absolute right. — Paul Quigley, The Conversation, 13 July 2026

And unlike policies like Universal Basic Income, this strategy hews more closely to American values. — Gene Sperling, Time, 1 July 2026

Today that album scans as an interesting but uneven experiment; the music Shook is releasing under their own name hews much closer to the Lucinda-fronting-the-Replacements sound of the Disarmers. — Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

The rest of the Orange ballot hews more closely to what voters are used to. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026

Phrases Containing hew

• hew (to)

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