possible profanity
Synonyms|478Antonyms|22|Broader|14Narrower|0Related|96
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chip(verb, cut, divide, curtail, knock)
3
compress(verb, diminish)
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contract(verb, diminish)
3
cut away(verb, phrasal verb)
3
cut off short(expression, idiom)
3
cut short(verb, expression, idiom, cut, trim)
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decrease(verb, cut, diminish, trim, strip)
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divest
3
dry
3
elide(verb, subtract)
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excise(verb, reject)
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foreshorten
3
hack(cut, crack, divide, curtail, fragment)
3
impoverish
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lower(verb, cut, increase, decrease, trim)
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retrench
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scrape(verb, trim, strip, skin, contraction)
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sever(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
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skive(verb, cut, divide, curtail, trim)
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slash(verb, cut, increase, decrease, crack)
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