UNDERCUTS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of undercut

as in grooves

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undercuts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of undercut

as in undermines

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Noun

One of them is Electric Piquete, the veteran Miami band full of Latin jazz-funk grooves and poetry.

— Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
The flexible grooves on the outsole provide slip-resistant traction.

— Natalie LaBarbera, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Trade secret law is more promising for methodology kept genuinely confidential, though the publicity of the legal system undermines most such claims.

— Hamid Kohan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
But our current electronic monitoring system undermines those goals when it is used as a substitute for detention of dangerous defendants.

— Eileen Burke, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of undermines

Noun

The Los Angeles Daily News football wrap includes local and regional scores, game stories and photo galleries from the games Thursday and Friday in Week 0.

— Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
OCVarsity’s stories, scores, photos and more from the high school football games Friday.

— OCVarsity sports staff, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of scores

Verb

The use of noble language to describe a process that weakens constitutional guardrails only widens the disconnect between words and actions.

— Yuripzy Morgan, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026
The erosion of those countries’ industrial capacity ultimately weakens their ability to compete with and resist China economically, diplomatically, and militarily.

— Bill Cassidy, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of weakens

Noun

The advent of rankings allowed players to earn their way into tournaments, but the owners and directors still held onto a handful of slots for their favorites, which became known as wild cards.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
The county has enough licensed slots for only 4% of children younger than 24 months, according to a 2024 report from the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley.

— Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

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