Sheer Synonyms and Antonyms

shîr
To turn aside sharply from a straight course
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. swerve
  2. cut
  3. slue
  4. veer
  5. chop
  6. skew
  7. curve
  8. trend
  9. yaw
  10. slew
Thin
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. diaphanous
  2. gauzy
  3. transparent
  4. filmy
  5. gossamer
  6. vaporous
  7. delicate
  8. aerial
  9. fine
  10. aery
  11. smooth
  12. pure
  13. airy
  14. lucid
  15. translucent
  16. ethereal
  17. pellucid
  18. limpid
  19. soft
  20. fragile
  21. flimsy
  22. gossamery
  23. slight
  24. clear
  25. lacy
  26. gauze-like
  27. vapory
  28. see-through
  29. vapourous
  30. cobwebby
Antonyms:
  1. thick
  2. heavy
  3. impermeable
Abrupt
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. abrupt
  2. steep
  3. precipitous
  4. bold
  5. very steep
  6. bluff
Antonyms:
  1. gradual
  2. slow
  3. moderate
Free from extraneous elements
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. plain
  2. unmixed
  3. absolute
  4. perfect
  5. pure
  6. simple
  7. unadulterated
  8. undiluted
  9. unmingled
Straight up or down without a break
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. perpendicularly
Almost perpendicular; steep:
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. steep
Thin, fine, and translucent:
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. airy

Words Related to Sheer

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Sheer Sentence Examples

  • Thielemann was at length overborne by sheer weight of numbers, and towards II A.M.

  • The product is available in five sheer shades.

  • If the magnitude and increasing complexity of these creations fails to impress you, the sheer quantity should suffice.

  • Cynthia began to quietly cry out of sheer frustration while Gladys Turnbull snored loudly.

  • He was at once elected to the national house of representatives, and took his seat in December 1 795 There, by sheer force of ability and industry, he wrested from all competitors the leadership of the Republicans, and became the most dangerous opponent whom the Federalists had ever encountered in congress.

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