Synonyms of prunes

prunes

verb

present tense third-person singular of prune

as in shaves

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

• shaves
• cuts
• trims
• clips
• crops
• pares
• snips
• shears
• mows
• nips
• bobs
• cuts back
• docks
• polls
• lops (off)
• whittles
• stumps
• skives
• pinches
• shortens
• manicures
• curtails

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lengthens
• extends
• elongates