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whittle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of whittle

to cause to diminish gradually by or as if by cutting off bits with a knife

He was sitting on the porch, whittling a stick.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of whittle

abbreviate, abridge, clip, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, dock, nick, pare, prune, retrench, shorten, slash, trim, truncate

abate, decrease, de-escalate, dent, deplete, downscale, downsize, drop, dwindle, ease, knock down, lessen, lower, reduce

compress, condense, constrict, contract

deflate, shrink

moderate, modify, modulate, qualify

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of whittle

blow up, dilate, distend, inflate, swell

elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract

add (to), complement, supplement

enhance, heighten, intensify

aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, raise

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