LOPPED (OFF) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

lopped (off)

verb

past tense of lop (off)

as in shaved

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument the hair stylist started by lopping off several inches from her long tresses, before beginning to shape what was left

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Especially right now, since Amazon just shaved 25% off for the Prime Day afterparty.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Apparently, Tony Romo shaved two strokes off his final round scorecard.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of shaved

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Sullivan denied that the law would cut Medicaid for Alaskans, saying the Affordable Care Act had a greater impact and raised insurance premiums in the state drastically.

— Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
The new version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been cut from a five-hour show performed across two parts to a single three-hour performance as it is performed on Broadway.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of cut

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On a read-option play, Colandrea kept the ball, picked up the first down, cut back upfield and turned the corner for Nebraska's second touchdown of the game, extending its lead to 17-6.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
When the film next cuts back to this room, Sri explains that this is the root of her decision to leave and work in Saudi Arabia.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of cut back

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That was the dynamic that Hyde-Smith, a cattle rancher and former state agriculture commissioner, was addressing in her interview that was clipped in Colom’s video.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
That was the dynamic that Hyde-Smith, a cattle rancher and former state agriculture commissioner, was addressing in her interview that was clipped in Colom's video.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of clipped

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That defense had Jason Taylor, Joey Porter, Zach Thomas, Channing Crowder, Keith Traylor, Vonnie Holliday, Yeremiah Bell, Will Allen and Renaldo Hill on it to start the season, but injuries trimmed the fat.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
With no takers, the price tag was trimmed to $20 million in April.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of trimmed

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