Synonyms of pared

pared

verb

past tense of pare

as in shaved

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument

pared the stray branches on the tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaved
• cut
• trimmed
• clipped
• pruned
• cropped
• mowed
• sheared
• bobbed
• snipped
• polled
• cut back
• docked
• whittled
• lopped (off)
• nipped
• shortened
• manicured
• curtailed
• skived
• pinched
• stumped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extended
• lengthened
• elongated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pared

Quiet luxury has also taken a more casual turn this summer, thanks in no small part to recent looks sported by the likes of Meghan Markle and Cate Blanchett, who have shown how the aesthetic can be pared back and even playful. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

However, because of how Capcom designed the control scheme in Dragon's Dogma 2, it was pared down across the board. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

After three decades, CBO found that the average annual per-person income would be $9,000 lower, or reduced by 10%, if government debt continued to grow instead of being pared down. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

But if prosecutors do stage a ComEd Four retrial, the charges would be significantly pared down. — Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Shares later pared some of the gains to trade at 883 yuan ($131) apiece at the morning close. — Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

As the war — now in its sixth month — has dragged on, this list of goals has conspicuously shifted and been pared back. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Traders pared back their expectations for a Fed rate hike in September to reflect about a 35% of a move, from roughly 50% earlier this week. — Greg Ritchie, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

Ashley Basile’s spare set—table and chairs, green couch—quietly evokes lives pared down to their bare essentials. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 24 July 2026