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mincing

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Synonyms & Antonyms of mincing

(Entry 1 of 2)

as in simpering, cute

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for mincing

cute,
cutesy,
genteel,
goody-goody,
overrefined,
simpering

exaggerated,
histrionic,
melodramatic,
overacted,
overdone,
theatrical
(also theatric)

conventional,
formal,
impersonal,
inflexible,
rigid,
stiff,
stylized,
wooden

double-dealing,
empty,
facile,
hollow,
hypocritical,
insincere,
left-handed,
mealy,
mealymouthed,
two-faced,
unctuous

artful,
calculated,
conscious,
cultivated,
deliberate,
premeditated,
studied

automatic,
canned,
concocted,
fabricated,
hokey,
labored,
manufactured,
pat,
unauthentic,
unreal,
unrealistic

affected,
artificial,
assumed,
bogus,
contrived,
factitious,
fake,
false,
feigned,
forced,
mechanical,
mock,
phony
(also phoney),
plastic,
pretended,
pseudo,
put-on,
sham,
simulated,
spurious,
strained,
unnatural

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for mincing

artless,
genuine,
natural,
spontaneous,
unaffected,
uncontrived,
unfeigned,
unforced

authentic,
bona fide,
real,
realistic,
right,
true

honest,
ingenuous,
sincere,
unpretending

easy,
effortless,
smooth

extemporaneous,
impromptu,
impulsive,
instinctive,
unconscious,
unprompted,
unrehearsed,
unstudied

mincing

verb

present participle of mince

Synonyms of mincing (Entry 2 of 2)

to cut into small pieces

minced some garlic and added it to the stew

Synonyms for mincing

chopping,
dicing,
hashing

Words Related to mincing

chipping,
grating,
grinding,
kibbling,
mashing,
pureeing
(or puréeing),
slicing

butchering,
carving,
dissecting

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