possible profanity
Synonyms|478Antonyms|22|Broader|14Narrower|0Related|96
6
nip(verb, cut, diminish, shortness)
5
abbreviate(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen)
5
cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, increase)
5
exhaust(verb, reject, taking)
5
reap(verb, cut, divide, curtail, slice)
4
abridge(verb, diminish, subtract)
4
condense(verb, diminish)
4
cull(verb, reject, diminish)
4
cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, crack)
4
despoil(verb, taking)
4
divide(verb, part, cut, separate, split)
4
eliminate(verb, reject, trim, clip)
4
exclude(verb, reject, trim, clip)
4
hew(cut, crack, divide, curtail, sever)
4
pollard(verb, cut, curtail, trim, shorten)
4
strip(cut, trim, slash, brush, skin)
3
amputate(verb, cut, divide, curtail, trim)
3
bar(verb, reject)
3
barber(verb, cut, curtail, trim, slash)
3
carve(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
For more, visit Shear on Power Thesaurus
11 years ago|7.8k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). shear thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/shear/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "shear thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/shear/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, shear thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/shear/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "shear thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/shear/thesaurus/synonyms>