Synonyms of hews

hews

verb

present tense third-person singular of hew

1

as in mows

to bring down by cutting

laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mows
• demolishes
• cuts (down)
• chops (down)
• fells
• flattens
• tears down
• bulldozes
• razes
• levels

2

as in adheres

to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion

decided to hew to the original plan rather than change everything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adheres
• clings
• sticks
• cleaves
• glues
• binds
• unites
• coheres
• fastens
• fuses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falls
• loosens
• drops

• falls
• loosens
• drops