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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Joe Mack shaved the Marlins’ deficit to 5-3 with a two-run homer off AJ Blubaugh in the seventh, his ninth home run of the season and second of the series.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Giffords was hooked up to tubes and monitors, and her head was shaved.

— Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of shaved

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At the same time, the data shows, courts have severely cut the length of time many people are getting to prepare for complex immigration proceedings, from about six months to often just a little more than a month.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Using a paring knife, mark a smaller square inside each pastry square, leaving a 1/2 inch border (do not cut all the way through the dough).

— Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of cut

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ChatGPT's Reddit citation share once dropped from about 60% of responses to 10% in a short period of time, before partly recovering, reportedly because OpenAI deliberately cut back on leaning so heavily on one source.

— Tobias Fischer, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Regularly cutting back on sleep could cause the number on the scale to creep up, according to new research.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of cut back

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Hamilton, minding his own business, had nowhere to go, and Russell clipped him and then spun into the gravel trap.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
The Briton was trying to overtake Hamilton around the outside when the Ferrari clipped the rear of his Mercedes and sent him spinning into the gravel.

— Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of clipped

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Planners trimmed the project's scope to a height of 317 feet and 752 hotel rooms, down from the original proposal of 406 feet and 874 rooms, according to industry publication NVBEX.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
The Wuthering Heights actress stunned in a flowy butter yellow silk tank top, which featured micro yellow straps and was trimmed with ornate white eyelet lace along the neckline and hemline.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 July 2026

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