CUTS Synonyms: 384 Similar and Opposite Words

cuts 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cut

as in slits

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) I cut my hand on a piece of broken glass

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as in skips

to fail to attend a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses

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as in rejects

to deliberately ignore or treat rudely the snobbish lady cut anyone who didn't meet her standards of wealth and social standing

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as in shaves

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument when you cut the pad, make it a little smaller than the carpet

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as in mows

to shorten the standing leafy plant cover of you need to cut the lawn very soon—before it becomes a jungle

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as in dilutes

to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances the fruit juice was so cut with water that it was barely a fruit-flavored drink

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as in veers

to depart abruptly from a straight line or course cut towards the goal, eluding a defender

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straightens

as in intersects

to divide by passing through or across a long mountain range virtually cuts that country in half

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as in analyzes

to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships whichever way you cut it, we won't be seeing any profits from the business for at least three years

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cuts

2 of 2

noun

plural of cut

as in slices

a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting choose cuts of meat that have very little visible fat

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as in stages

an individual part of a process, series, or ranking one of the new recruits is a cut above the rest in intelligence

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as in portions

something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group received my cut of the profits from the garage sale

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as in haircuts

a style or arrangement of hair she decided she needed a new cut after wearing her hair the same way for years

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as in insults

an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings completely ignoring her was the unkindest cut of all

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Recent Examples of cuts

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This thing cuts from 32 to 16 fast now. — Greg Cote june 28, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026 Thorn cuts the pieces for his puzzle-style artworks, sands them, paints them, then glues them into a frame. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 When a company cuts its dividend, the stock tanks—that’s the bad scenario. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 There are a few loadouts available at HP's site, but the best overall deal is on this model, which cuts a full 50% off. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 July 2026 Swain emphasized that cuts to resources that give context to hard-to-interpret data is not just a loss for the research community. — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 And when Nicky cuts his hand off, there’s differences between how Gabriella reacts to it and Armand, who understands that this is quite tragic. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026 Stretching 9,600 feet, the bridge cuts across the Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey, waterfronts. — Joe Holden, CBS News, 1 July 2026 For example, a recent study found that remote workers coming to the office one day a month increases productivity by 8% and cuts attrition by a third while boosting job satisfaction and improving communication. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 29 June 2026

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Three people were in the silver Chevrolet truck, and all managed to escape with minor cuts and scrapes, the sheriff’s office said. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026 In colonial times, cuts or injuries often led to bacterial infections. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 Good Chop is dedicated to providing the finest cuts of meat while promoting sustainable practices. — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026 Their support comes at a critical time, with visits to New York City soup kitchens and food pantries near record highs and expected to increase further in response to federal funding cuts. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 The Canadian hip-hop talent, who is still riding high off of the release of three albums – Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour – keeps five cuts on the genre-specific ranking, all of which come from his latest eras. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Suffering from declining enrollment and a multimillion-dollar deficit, Life University is making cuts the Marietta school says are necessary to protect its future. — Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 27 June 2026 But this March, the scores for Supergirl actually went down when DC Studios held a bakeoff, testing competing cuts from filmmaker Craig Gillespie and from the studio, run by James Gunn and Peter Safran. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026 But the Republican budget bill incorporated cuts to food stamps — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP — that have driven some 4 million people off the program. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuts

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Driven by revenge and madness, Sweeney Todd slices necks he is meant to just shave.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
Her foot slices down the side of the ball.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026

Definition of slices

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The final budget agreement rejects a call by Newsom to lower the asset limit to $2,000 now and instead lowers it to $21,000 in 2027-28 to be eligible for Medi-Cal.

— Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Kenzie completely rejects Corbin’s because Corbin, having disrespected her, is now dead to her.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 30 June 2026

Definition of rejects

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Zillow says that a pale pink bathroom could lose you up to $6,013, while a pale pink kitchen shaves an extra $4,201 off potential buyers' offers.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2026
The decision to move elections to November shaves several months off the existing terms of the mayor, vice mayor and commissioners.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of shaves

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Those who are approved will receive a total of 18 free lawn mows from April through October, a set number each month, with no further scheduling or calls needed, according to an email from the city.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
With its 5Ah battery, the Goat mows over 5,000 square feet per charge and gets back to work after just 45 minutes of charging.

— PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025

Definition of mows

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Instead, Orton leans into the immersive, dreamy sounds of Weather Alive to craft a new album that veers more closely toward late-night jazz clubs than music for the spacey set.

— David Harris, SPIN, 29 June 2026
That last flavor is augmented by the whiskey’s higher proof, which veers toward burn but pulls back at the last minute.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 June 2026

Definition of veers

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If the path of the comet intersects with Earth’s orbit, the Earth will collide with these debris fields in its yearly orbit around the Sun.

— Adam Lark, Scientific American, 28 June 2026
That answer matters because audiences have become increasingly skeptical whenever patriotism intersects with marketing.

— Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026