Synonyms of trims

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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

The entire collection was made from the fabrics, trims, notions, and remnants that have accumulated at its studio over the years. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

The company launched the Passion S in China on August 15, with prices starting at 229,900 yuan ($33,800) and reaching 279,900 yuan ($41,200) across three trims. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

The Ford Expedition is receiving major updates for the 2027 model year including new colors, a 30th Anniversary Package and available rear-wheel drive on upper trims. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Earlier this summer, Rivian discontinued the entry-level Dual Motor Standard Pack options for the R1s, which had smaller batteries and less range than some of the other trims. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026

There are also a couple of cheaper trims on offer, with the biggest difference between the three variants coming down to performance and range. — New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2026

The plug-in hybrid powertrain is incredibly efficient, there’s enough oomph, and its equipment levels are highly competitive across its trims. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Design and security The Olto is offered in two different trims, one a Darth Vader-style all-black and the other with silver cladding. — ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026

Annuals like coleus, which comes in countless stripes, polka dots, and trims—and sweet potato vine can fill out containers and bare spots left by spring bloomers in borders. — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

The Yale Repertory Theatre is using a 2019 adaptation by Frank Galati, which takes the standard Derek Prouse translation which has been around nearly as long as Ionesco original French script and trims it judiciously for maximum theatrical impact. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026

Trusting the reader trims needless words. — Jasna Hodžić, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026