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- kept his journal entries trim, never crossing out words or scribbling, but printing exactly and nicely
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- disheveled
- (or dishevelled),
- disordered,
- disorderly,
- messy,
- mussed,
- mussy,
- sloven,
- slovenly,
- unkempt,
- untidy
trim
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of trim (Entry 2 of 3)
- the doctor declared her to be in good trim for the race
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- added a little trim to her cocktail dress to make it a little fancier
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trim
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of trim (Entry 3 of 3)
- a speed skater who consistently trimmed all his competition
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- they trimmed our team by 40 points
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- beat,
- best,
- conquer,
- dispatch,
- hurdle,
- lick,
- master,
- overbear,
- overcome,
- overmatch,
- prevail (over),
- subdue,
- surmount,
- take,
- throw,
- triumph (over),
- win (against),
- worst
- ace (out),
- better,
- eclipse,
- exceed,
- outdistance,
- outdo,
- outfight,
- outshine,
- outstrip,
- overtop,
- surpass,
- top,
- transcend
- edge (out),
- nose out,
- pip
- [British]
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- trimmed her bangs
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- trim a tree for Christmas
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- trimmed the shrubbery in order to enhance the house's curb appeal
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- neaten,
- pick up,
- redd (up or out)
- [chiefly dialect],
- spruce (up),
- straighten (up or out),
- tidy (up)
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“Trim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trim. Accessed 27 May. 2022.
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The first known use of trim was circa 1521
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