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

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

With his head shaved and his chest usually bared, Yousuke Yukimatsu melds body and machine to choreograph intensely physical sonic marathons. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026