Synonyms of whittle (down)

whittle (down)

verb

as in to cut down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cut down
• cut back
• turn down
• curtail
• shorten
• dock
• knock down
• reduce
• crop
• pare
• nick
• truncate
• negative
• clip
• retrench
• prune
• decrease
• trim
• slash
• abridge
• lessen
• cut
• abbreviate
• spurn
• disapprove
• lower
• ease
• downsize
• refuse
• repudiate
• deplete
• throw away
• dent
• dwindle
• reject
• throw out
• abate
• decline
• discard
• compress
• contract
• condense
• minimize
• downscale
• cull
• constrict
• jettison
• drop
• shrink
• de-escalate
• winnow
• modify
• moderate
• deflate
• qualify
• modulate
• sieve
• screen
• sift
• bolt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• single (out)
• select
• choose
• take
• prefer
• opt (for)
• elect
• pick
• name
• set
• tag
• cull
• settle (on or upon)
• add (to)
• designate
• mark
• accept
• tab
• appoint
• tap
• fix
• adopt
• nominate
• embrace
• espouse
• blow up
• extend
• swell
• handpick
• inflate
• prolong
• supplement
• dilate
• preselect
• cherry-pick
• elongate
• lengthen
• enhance
• complement
• increase
• intensify
• heighten
• expand
• raise
• augment
• distend
• escalate
• enlarge
• redouble
• boost
• amplify
• protract
• aggrandize

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• single (out)
• select
• choose
• take
• prefer
• opt (for)
• elect
• pick
• name
• set
• tag
• cull
• settle (on or upon)
• add (to)
• designate
• mark
• accept
• tab
• appoint
• tap
• fix
• adopt
• nominate
• embrace
• espouse
• blow up
• extend
• swell
• handpick
• inflate
• prolong
• supplement
• dilate
• preselect
• cherry-pick
• elongate
• lengthen
• enhance
• complement
• increase
• intensify
• heighten
• expand
• raise
• augment
• distend
• escalate
• enlarge
• redouble
• boost
• amplify
• protract
• aggrandize

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