Synonyms of pruned

pruned 1 of 2

adjective

as in trimmed

Related Words

• trimmed
• curtailed
• cut
• shortened
• abridged
• abbreviated
• concise
• pithy
• succinct
• terse
• ambiguous
• indeterminate
• brief
• compact
• crisp
• short
• vague
• sketchy
• nondescript
• summary
• nebulous
• compendious
• unspecified
• nonspecific
• general
• broad
• overall
• bird's-eye

Dissimilar Words

• detailed
• particular
• full
• thorough
• elaborate
• particularized
• minute
• circumstantial
• enumerated
• itemized
• listed
• specific
• inventoried
• specified
• delineated
• blow-by-blow
• numerated

pruned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of prune

as in shaved

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

pruned the dead branches from the old apple tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extended
• lengthened
• elongated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pruned

Adjective

Never leave pruned plant debris lying around the base of the tomato. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026

Verb

Small plantings can be pruned back by hand with pruners, while larger beds can be tackled by mowing the plants down with your lawnmower deck set on the highest setting. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026

Hydrangeas that bloom on new wood can be pruned later, in late winter or early spring. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026

They can be pruned as early as fall and as late as spring before new growth starts. — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 17 Aug. 2026

Beyond this zone, vegetation should be pruned, thinned and adequately spaced to avoid flames easily spreading. — John Abatzoglou, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

Airlines pruned schedules this year, which can mean fewer flights per day or week on a certain route. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Everbearing varieties can be pruned for either a single fall crop or two harvests. — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026

But this year the shrub and tree forms, pruned and unpruned, are full of colorful clusters of blooms. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026