Synonyms of shaved

shaved 1 of 2

adjective

as in shaven

Related Words

• shaven
• beardless
• hairless
• shorn
• bald
• glabrous
• smooth
• furless

Dissimilar Words

• hairy
• shaggy
• hirsute
• silky
• rough
• woolly
• furred
• bristly
• brushy
• bearded
• unshorn
• cottony
• whiskered
• furry
• mustachioed
• bewhiskered
• fleecy
• stubbly
• stubbled

shaved

2 of 2

verb

past tense of shave

1

as in trimmed

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

he always shaves most of his hair off when the weather starts getting warmer

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extended
• elongated
• lengthened

2

as in brushed

to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing

just shaved the concrete post as the car turned the corner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brushed
• kissed
• touched
• nudged
• caressed
• skimmed
• grazed
• scraped
• stroked
• patted
• bumped
• missed
• swept
• contacted
• skipped
• swiped
• struck
• petted
• glanced
• bounced
• rebounded
• cuddled
• fondled
• loved
• sideswiped
• ricocheted
• caromed
• skirted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hit
• knocked
• slapped
• banged
• bumped
• punched
• smacked
• smashed
• slammed
• whacked
• impacted
• rammed
• clashed
• swiped
• crashed
• bashed
• collided
• impinged
• thudded
• thwacked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shaved

Adjective

If using truffles, add shaved truffle. — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026

This side view shows it off perfectly—with shaved sides, curls on top, and a clean crop in the back. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026

Verb

Every 10 basis points shaved off a $1 billion Eurobond saves an issuer $1 million a year. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Judge Underhill could have added to the 10 years of incarceration that the federal sentencing guidelines recommend but instead departed downward from them and shaved three years off them. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026