cutting - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

Synonyms

• cut
• cutting
• cutting off

More generic

• shortening

More specific

• clip
• clipping
• haircut
• shearing
• snip
• trim
• trimming

Noun

the act of diluting something

Synonyms

• cutting
• thinning

More generic

• dilution

Noun

the act of cutting something into parts

Synonyms

• cut
• cutting

More generic

• division

More specific

• dissection
• scission
• severance
• severing
• slicing
• undercut

Noun

the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

Synonyms

• cut
• cutting

More generic

• opening

More specific

• gash
• incision
• nick
• notch
• section
• slash
• snick
• surgical incision

Noun

the division of a deck of cards before dealing

Synonyms

• cut
• cutting

More generic

• division

Related

• card game
• cards

Noun

removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

Synonyms

• carving
• cutting

More generic

• creating by removal

More specific

• petroglyph
• truncation

Noun

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

Synonyms

• cutting
• film editing

More generic

• creating by removal

Noun

an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

Synonyms

• clipping
• cutting
• newspaper clipping
• press clipping
• press cutting

More generic

• excerpt
• excerption
• extract
• selection

Noun

a piece cut off from the main part of something

Synonyms

• cutting

More generic

• part
• piece

More specific

• pruning

Noun

a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

Synonyms

• cutting
• slip

More generic

• stalk
• stem

More specific

• quickset

Adjective

painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

Synonyms

• cutting
• keen
• knifelike
• lancinate
• lancinating
• piercing
• stabbing

Related

• sharp

Adjective

unpleasantly cold and damp

Synonyms

• bleak
• cutting
• raw

Related

• cold

Adjective

(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

Synonyms

• cutting
• edged
• stinging

Related

• unkind

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