Synonyms of snipped

snipped

verb

past tense of snip

as in shaved

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

snipped the loose ends

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extended
• lengthened
• elongated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snipped

Three hours after Thomas Jefferson died at his Monticello home on July 4, 1826, his personal secretary, Nicholas Trist, snipped a lock of the Founder’s gray hair, still faintly reddish blond. — Andrew Lawler, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026

The post was private but was snipped and disseminated on social media before it was deleted less than an hour later. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

The rest of the video cuts to the pro getting his shaggy platinum blonde hair snipped and shaved down to a shorter look by the reality star, who laughs multiple times while taking charge of Appleton’s transformation. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

Harvest Flowers in the Morning or Evening Prepping sunflowers for a vase starts the moment they’re snipped from the garden. — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026

Potatoes and green beans snipped by Stover that morning complete the entrée, which is followed by slices of Kitschen Bakery pie filled with fruits sourced from nearby farms. — Midwest Living, 6 July 2026

The promotion also snipped bantamweight veteran Cameron Smotherman, who is unfortunately best known for his viral collapse at a weigh-in in January. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

Little spiderettes appear at the ends of trailing stems, and these can be snipped and used to grow new spider plants. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 June 2026

Most snipped small bits from her skirt and sweater, but in one notorious rendition in New York, preserved on film, a man gleefully hacked off the torso portion of her slip, then sliced the straps of her bra, leaving her to draw her arms protectively around her breasts. — Julie L. Belcove, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026