Synonyms of pare

pare

verb

ˈper 

as in to shave

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

pared the stray branches on the tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shave
• cut
• trim
• clip
• prune
• mow
• crop
• snip
• cut back
• bob
• shear
• dock
• whittle
• lop (off)
• poll
• nip
• curtail
• shorten
• pinch
• skive
• stump
• manicure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extend
• lengthen
• elongate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pare

Kalshi pared back injury betting for much of the summer, and for a while, injury markets tied to Nabers and tennis star Carlos Alcaraz were the only ones visible in Kalshi’s app. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026

There were no major surprises after the team made its final cuts, paring the roster down to 53 players days ahead of the flight to Melbourne, Australia, for Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026

In the years since his death, demos and early drafts sung in concert have shown how deliberately Elliott pared his lyrics back and tinkered with phrases, sometimes changing lines even after an album was finished. — Literary Hub, 27 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