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cut Synonyms

cut

modif.

Formed by cutting
carved, chiseled, sculptured, sliced; see carved, formed.
Reduced
lowered, marked down, diluted; see impure 1, reduced 2, watered 2.
Severed
split, divided, sliced through, detached; see separated.
Slashed
slit, scored, gashed, scratched; see carved, hurt, wounded.
Abridged
shortened, abbreviated, truncated, edited; see reduced 1.

cut Synonyms

cut

n.

The using of a sharp instrument
slash, thrust, dig, prick, gouge, knifing, penetrating, dividing, cleaving, incising, separation, severance, hewing, felling, quarter, intersecting, slitting, hack, slice, carve, chop, stroke; see also division 1.
The path left by a sharp instrument
slash, prick, incision, wound, cleavage, penetration, gash, cleft, mark, nick, notch, opening, passage, channel, groove, kerf, furrow, intersection, slit, fissure; see also hole 1, injury 1.
A reduction
decrease, diminution, lessening; see reduction 1.
Shape
fashion, style, construction; see form 1.
An illustration
printed picture, engraving, plate; see illustration 2, picture 3.
A section
segment, slice, portion; see part 1, piece 1, share.
A piece of butchered meat
piece, slice, chunk; see meat.
*An insult
offense, affront, snub; see insult, neglect 1.

a cut above*

somewhat better, superior, higher, more capable; see better 1, 2, superior.

cut Synonyms

cut

v.

To sever
separate, slice, slice through, cleave, fell, hew, chop down, mow, prune, reap, scythe, sickle, shear, trim, dice, chop, slit, split, rive, sunder, cut apart, cut asunder, rip, saw through, chisel, cut away, cut through, cut off, lop off, snip, sliver, chip, quarter, clip, truncate, behead, saber, scissor, facet, flitch, bite, shave, pare, skive, divide, bisect, amputate, carve, hack; see also divide 1, trim 1.
To cut into
gash, incise, slash, slice, carve, notch, nick, indent, score, carve into, mark, scratch, furrow, rake, wound, mar, scotch, gouge, scarify, lacerate; see also carve 1, mangle 1.
To penetrate
pierce, perforate, puncture; see penetrate 1.
To cross
intersect, divide, pass through, move across; see cross 1, divide 1.
To shorten
curtail, abridge, condense, delete; see cancel 1, decrease 2.
To reduce
lower, diminish, lessen; see decrease 2.
To hit sharply
strike, hew, chop, whack; see hit 1.
To castrate
alter, geld, emasculate; see castrate.
*To ignore deliberately
snub, slight, disregard; see neglect 1.
*To absent oneself
shirk, evade, stay away, play truant, play hooky, be absent without leave, be AWOL, sneak out, skip*, duck*; see also leave 1.
To record electronically
make a record, make a recording, tape; see record 3.
To weaken
dilute, impair, undermine, dissolve; see adulterate, weaken 2.
To shape
fashion, cast, make; see form 1.

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Another word for cut

verb

To penetrate with a sharp edge:
gash, incise, pierce, slash, slit. See enter, help
To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument:
carve, cleave¹, dissever, sever, slice, slit, split. See assemble
To bring down, as with a saw or ax.
Also used with down: chop down, fell¹, hew. See rise
To turn aside sharply from a straight course:
chop², sheer¹, skew, slue¹, swerve, veer. (Nautical) yaw. See change
To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising:
chop¹, clip¹, crop, cut back, cut down, lop¹, lower², pare, prune, shear, slash, trim, truncate. See increase
To lessen the strength of by or as if by admixture:
attenuate, dilute, thin, water (down), weaken. See strong
To slight (someone) deliberately:
rebuff, shun, snub, spurn. (Informal) coldshoulder. Idioms: close (or shut) the door on, give someone the cold shoulder, give someone the go-by, turn one's back on. See accept
To fail to attend on purpose:
truant. (Informal) skip. Idioms: go AWOL, play hooky (or truant). See seek

phrasal verb cut across

To pass through or over:

crisscross, cross, crosscut, decussate, intersect. See meet

phrasal verb cut back

To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising:

chop¹, clip¹, crop, cut, cut down, lop¹, lower², pare, prune, shear, slash, trim, truncate. See increase

phrasal verb cut down

To cause the death of:
carry off, cut off, destroy, dispatch, finish (off), kill¹, slay. (Slang) waste, zap. Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep. See help
To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow:
bring down, down, drop, fell¹, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, level, prostrate, strike down, throw. (Slang) deck¹. Idiom: lay low. See rise
To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising:
chop¹, clip¹, crop, cut, cut back, lop¹, lower², pare, prune, shear, slash, trim, truncate. See increase

phrasal verb cut in

To force or come in as an improper or unwanted element:
horn in, intrude, obtrude. See enter
To interject remarks or questions into another's discourse:
break in, chime in, chip in, interrupt. See continue

phrasal verb cut off

To set apart from a group:
close off, insulate, isolate, seclude, segregate, separate, sequester. See include
To cause the death of:
carry off, cut down, destroy, dispatch, finish (off), kill¹, slay. (Slang) waste, zap. Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep. See help
To block the progress of and force to change direction:
head off, intercept. See allow

phrasal verb cut out

To take the place of (another) against the other's will:
displace, supplant. See substitute
To desist from, cease, or discontinue (a habit, for example):
break, give up, leave off, stop. (Slang) kick. See continue
(Informal)
To move or proceed away from a place:
depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave¹, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. (Informal) push off, shove off. (Slang) blow¹, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See approach

phrasal verb cut up

(Informal)
To behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion:
act up, carry on, misbehave. (Informal) horse around. See good
(Informal)
To find fault with:
blame, censure, criticize, fault, rap¹. (Informal) pan. (Slang) knock. See praise