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
• excels
• waxes
• 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
• transcends
• vanquishes
• 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
• throws
• buries
• pastes
• waxes
• masters
• dusts
• upsets
• flattens
• beats
• skins
• routs
• thrashes
• creams
• smothers
• blows away
• smokes
• clobbers
• annihilates
• wallops
• overwhelms
• scores
• takes
• shellacs
• sweeps
• surpasses
• exceeds
• caps
• dispatches
• conquers
• finishes
• snows under
• eats alive
• trounces
• drubs
• destroys
• whomps
• succeeds
• beats the pants off
• runs circles around
• tromps
• whops
• licks
• wipes the floor with
• skunks
• whups
• wins (against)
• crushes
• subdues
• flourishes
• surmounts
• prevails (over)
• bests
• hurdles
• overbears
• slaughters
• triumphs (over)
• eclipses
• subjugates
• vanquishes
• knocks over
• transcends
• excels
• overtops
• outshines
• overpowers
• overmatches
• overthrows
• outdoes
• outstrips
• knocks off
• edges (out)
• outdistances
• betters
• upends
• noses out
• sinks
• outfights
• breaks
• worsts
• pips
• 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 garment bag collection is a part of Weavabel’s wider portfolio of sustainable trims, labels and packaging solutions. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 30 July 2026

The Sierra 1500 stands out as a luxury-adjacent model similar to the Ram 1500's upper trims. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 30 July 2026

The new cat does all this without sacrificing on looks, with plenty of carbon-fiber details to be found over its svelte profile from the front and rear wings to trims found both port and starboard. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 July 2026

Grand Victorians, generous prewars, scalloped trims, curved passageways, impossibly high ceilings, and hardwood floors for days. — Nora Deligter, Curbed, 24 July 2026

This engine is available in various trims, from the sub-$25,000 entry-level FWD Seltos LX to the $30,090 AWD Seltos EX. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

Infiniti is also introducing sport trims to attract male buyers, a strategy proving successful. — Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Verb

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

For 2026, the hybrid is offered in LXS, EX, SX, and SX Prestige trims. — Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 27 May 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

As the United Nations inevitably trims its support for sustainable development, Asia is going to have to find a replacement source of capital. — Naina Subberwal Batra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026