Synonyms of trims

trims 1 of 2

noun

plural of trim

as in ornaments

something that decorates or beautifies

added a little trim to her cocktail dress to make it a little fancier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ornaments
• decorations
• ornamentations
• adornments
• embellishments
• garnishes
• embellishers
• garnitures
• garnishments
• frills
• beautifiers
• doodads
• caparisons
• setoffs
• embroideries
• furnishings
• glitters
• fineries
• flounces
• fripperies
• filigrees
• apparels
• appliqués
• enhancements
• figures
• flourishes
• improvements
• furbelows
• bells and whistles
• ruffles
• frostings
• enrichments
• emblazonries
• blazonries
• embossments
• designs
• chichis
• bric-a-brac
• patterns
• foofaraws
• trappings
• gilts
• froufrous
• bedizenments
• regalia
• fal-lals
• fancyworks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scars
• blemishes
• spots
• stains
• disfigurements
• blots
• defacements

trims

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verb

present tense third-person singular of trim

1

as in masters

to achieve a victory over

a speed skater who consistently trimmed all his competition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• masters
• defeats
• overcomes
• beats
• takes
• gets
• stops
• dispatches
• conquers
• subdues
• licks
• surmounts
• wins (against)
• overmatches
• finishes
• bests
• prevails (over)
• overbears
• triumphs (over)
• succeeds
• gets the better of
• does down
• worsts
• upends
• gets around
• skunks
• sweeps
• tops
• buries
• flourishes
• scores
• knocks for a loop
• overwhelms
• caps
• surpasses
• whips
• slaughters
• crushes
• exceeds
• waxes
• excels
• edges (out)
• bombs
• flattens
• skins
• blows out
• upsets
• shellacs
• creams
• pips
• noses out
• routs
• thrashes
• blows away
• clobbers
• annihilates
• wallops
• breaks
• smokes
• trounces
• drubs
• eclipses
• subjugates
• vanquishes
• transcends
• knocks over
• overtops
• overpowers
• outshines
• snows under
• overthrows
• outfights
• knocks off
• outdoes
• outstrips
• outdistances
• betters
• unseats
• aces (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)
• falls
• goes down
• fails
• goes under
• gives up
• folds
• collapses
• flops
• washes out
• flunks

2

as in whips

to defeat by a large margin

they trimmed our team by 40 points

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whips
• bombs
• tops
• overcomes
• buries
• throws
• pastes
• waxes
• dusts
• masters
• flattens
• upsets
• beats
• skins
• routs
• creams
• thrashes
• smothers
• blows away
• smokes
• clobbers
• annihilates
• wallops
• takes
• scores
• overwhelms
• shellacs
• sweeps
• surpasses
• exceeds
• caps
• snows under
• eats alive
• dispatches
• finishes
• conquers
• trounces
• drubs
• whomps
• beats the pants off
• destroys
• succeeds
• runs circles around
• tromps
• whops
• licks
• wipes the floor with
• skunks
• whups
• wins (against)
• crushes
• flourishes
• subdues
• prevails (over)
• surmounts
• bests
• hurdles
• overbears
• triumphs (over)
• eclipses
• slaughters
• subjugates
• vanquishes
• knocks over
• transcends
• excels
• overtops
• outshines
• overpowers
• overmatches
• outdoes
• outstrips
• overthrows
• knocks off
• edges (out)
• outdistances
• betters
• upends
• noses out
• sinks
• outfights
• worsts
• pips
• breaks
• aces (out)
• does in

3

as in shaves

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

trimmed her bangs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaves
• cuts
• clips
• crops
• snips
• mows
• bobs
• pares
• shears
• prunes
• nips
• docks
• cuts back
• polls
• lops (off)
• whittles
• pinches
• stumps
• skives
• manicures
• shortens
• curtails

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extends
• lengthens
• elongates

4

as in decorates

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming

trim a tree for Christmas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decorates
• adorns
• drapes
• dresses
• ornaments
• embellishes
• garnishes
• embosses
• decks
• beautifies
• enriches
• festoons
• graces
• paints
• bedecks
• arrays
• bedizens
• dolls up
• emblazes
• gussies up
• does
• caparisons
• pretties (up)
• accessorizes
• fancifies
• embroiders
• ribbons
• blazons
• traps
• does up
• tricks (out)
• brightens
• appliqués
• frills
• glitzes (up)
• smartens
• freshens
• flounces
• garlands
• feathers
• chases
• fringes
• furbelows
• braids
• laces
• fancies up
• fillets
• wreathes
• dresses up
• bosses
• figures
• jewels
• gems
• gilds
• hangs
• swags
• filigrees
• pearls
• diamonds
• spruces (up)
• redoes
• redecorates
• impearls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scars
• disfigures
• spoils
• displays
• mars
• simplifies
• reveals
• defaces
• strips
• streamlines
• blemishes
• exposes
• uncovers
• dismantles
• bares
• denudes
• divests
• uglifies

5

as in organizes

to make neat

trimmed the shrubbery in order to enhance the house's curb appeal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organizes
• arranges
• neatens
• straightens (up or out)
• classifies
• ranges
• redds (up or out)
• disposes
• orders
• spruces (up)
• picks up
• systematizes
• tidies (up)
• arrays
• codifies
• marshals
• draws up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disorders
• shuffles
• tumbles
• tousles
• disrupts
• scrambles
• upsets
• jumbles
• disorganizes
• mixes (up)
• rumples
• muddles
• discomposes
• disarranges
• disturbs
• musses
• messes (up)
• disarrays
• dishevels

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trims

Noun

What’s even crazier is that people can choose between DiSus-A and DiSus-M trims. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

TrailSport trims bring out the Passport's off-roading potential. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Nightgowns were another reference and appeared with curved necklines, satin bindings, lace trims, and tiny rosebud embellishments. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

Zippers, buttons, threads and trims count toward that category. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Tay said the test is whether Nazara trims or delays programs that have so far failed to deliver quick economic velocity relative to their cost. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Volvo does interiors handsomely with upscale materials, spacious designs and complementary colors and trims. — James Raia, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026

Range and Charging Range is where the argument against the Optiq-V in particular, compared to other trims, gets pretty damning. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026

These sneakers also come in a wide variety of colors and trims if pure white isn’t your thing. — Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2026

Verb

The change, announced in a presentation on Wednesday, is part of a broader shift in Microsoft’s reporting structure, as the company trims its operating segments from three to two. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

To make things easier, Instagram rolled out a new First Draft tool on Tuesday that automatically trims your clips and prepares them for the next stage of the editing process. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

Sovereign-adjacent platforms in Australia, private credit desks, insurance capital, and trading firms are now funding compute demand that exists whether or not any single hyperscaler trims its budget. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Your steady focus turns play into practice, while your patience trims perfectionism and lets authentic joy take the stage. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

Spink’s optimism about the growth opportunities in Saudi Arabia comes even as the kingdom trims capital expenditure, cuts some projects, and limits spending on foreign consultants. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 July 2026

Coppola's preferred version of the film, Final Cut, removes or trims a handful of sequences, including the exchange between Willard (Martin Sheen) and the Playboy Playmates, and Kurtz (Marlon Brando) reading from TIME magazine. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026

The 2026 model, with only minor changes from 2025, is available in Premiere, Reserve and Black Label trims. — James Raia, Mercury News, 1 May 2026

The third round of voting trims the field to four restaurants. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 25 Mar. 2026