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trim
Synonyms and Antonyms of trim
- kept his journal entries trim, never crossing out words or scribbling, but printing exactly and nicely
antiseptic, crisp, groomed, neat, orderly, shipshape, snug, tidied, tidy, trig, uncluttered, well-groomed
dapper, natty, saucy, smart, spiffy, spruce
immaculate, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless
disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, messy, mussed, mussy, sloven, slovenly, unkempt, untidy
trim
Synonyms and Antonyms of trim
- The doctor declared her to be in good trim for the race.
- Eva added a little trim to her cocktail dress to make it a little fancier.
trim
Synonyms and Antonyms of trim
- a speed skater who consistently trimmed all his competition
annihilate, blow away, blow out, bomb, break, bury, clobber, cream, crush, drub, finish, flatten, overwhelm, rout, shellac, skin, slaughter, smoke [slang], snow under, thrash, trounce, upset, wallop, wax [slang], whip
cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed
knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, subjugate, unseat, vanquish
ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, excel, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend
get the better of, knock for a loop
- They trimmed our team by 40 points.
beat, best, conquer, dispatch, hurdle, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), subdue, surmount, take, throw, triumph (over), win (against), worst
crush, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, subjugate, upend, vanquish
ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend
beat the pants off, eat alive, run circles around (or run rings around), wipe the floor with (or wipe the ground with)
- trimmed her bangs
- Let's trim a tree for Christmas!
- trimmed the shrubbery in order to enhance the house's curb appeal
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