Synonyms for trim

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1. Neat

   orderly, tidy, spruce; see clean 1, neat 1.

2. Well-proportioned

   shapely, clean, well-designed, streamlined, slim, slender, shipshape, delicate, fit, comely, well-formed, symmetrical, well-made, clean-cut, well-balanced, graceful, well-molded, harmonious, beautiful, classical, compact, smart; see also handsome 2.

   Antonyms disordered*, shapeless, straggly.

verb

1. To cut off excess

   prune, shave, lop, crop, clip, shear, pare down, even up, mow, snip, plane, slice off, scrape, whittle down, carve down; see also cut 1.

   Antonyms increase*, lengthen, extend.

2. To adorn

   ornament, embellish, beautify, betinsel, deck, beribbon, spangle, gussy up*, emblazon, embroider; see also decorate.

3. *To defeat

   whip, lick, trounce; see defeat 1, 3.

4. To refuse to take a stand

   hedge, temporize, equivocate, dodge, vacillate, remain neutral, stand between, compromise, sit on a fence*, shilly-shally*, hem and haw*; see also hesitate, pause.

   Antonyms oppose*, antagonize, be a partisan of.

5. To prepare for sailing

   ballast, rig, outfit, hoist the sails, touch her up*; see also provide 1, sail 1, trim ship.