| Main Entry: | cut |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sever, chop with sharp instrument; incise |
Synonyms: |
amputate, behead, bisect, bite, carve, chine, chip, chisel, cleave, clip, crop, curtail, decussate, dice, dispatch, dissect, dissever, divide, facet, fell, flitch, gash, guillotine, hack, hash, hew, intersect, lacerate, lay open, level, lop, massacre, mince, mow, mow down, nick, notch, part, penetrate, perforate, pierce, prune, puncture, quarter, rabbet, raze, reap, rend, rip, rive, saber, saw, scarify, scissor, score, scythe, separate, shave, shear, sickle, skive, slash, slaughter, slay, slice, slit, sliver, snip |
| Main Entry: | cutting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nasty, hateful |
Synonyms: |
acerbic, acid, acrimonious, barbed, biting, bitter, caustic, clear-cut, crisp, hurtful, incisive, ingoing, malicious, penetrating, piercing, pointed, probing, raw, sarcastic, sardonic, scathing, severe, sharp, stinging, trenchant, wounding |
Antonyms: |
kind, nice, pleasant |
| Main Entry: | abbreviate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shorten |
Synonyms: |
abridge, abstract, boil down, clip, compress, condense, contract, cut, cut back, cut down, cut off, cut out, digest, encapsulate, get to the meat, pare, prune, put in a nutshell, reduce, summarize, take out, trim |
Antonyms: |
amplify, enlarge, expand, extend, increase, lengthen |
| Main Entry: | abrasive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irritating in manner |
Synonyms: |
annoying, biting, caustic, cutting, galling, hard to take, hateful, hurtful, nasty, rough, rubbing the wrong way, sharp, spiky, unpleasant |
Antonyms: |
likeable, pleasant, pleasing |
| Main Entry: | abrasive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | scraping or wearing |
Synonyms: |
cutting, erosive, grinding, polishing, rough, scratching, scratchy, scuffing, sharpening, smoothing |
Antonyms: |
smooth, soft |
| Main Entry: | abridge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shorten |
Synonyms: |
abbreviate, abstract, blue pencil, chop, clip, compress, concentrate, condense, contract, curtail, cut, decrease, digest, diminish, downsize, lessen, limit, narrow, put in nutshell, reduce, restrict, slash, snip, summarize, trim, truncate |
Antonyms: |
add, enlarge, expand, extend, increase, lengthen |
| Main Entry: | abridgement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shortening, summary |
Synonyms: |
abbreviation, abstract, brief, compendium, condensation, conspectus, contraction, curtailment, cutting, decrease, digest, diminishment, diminution, lessening, outline, precis, reducing, reduction, synopsis |
Antonyms: |
addition, enlargement, expansion, extension, increase, lengthening, padding |
| Main Entry: | acid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bitter in words or behavior |
Synonyms: |
acerbic, biting, caustic, cutting, dry, harsh, hateful, hurtful, mordant, nasty, offensive, sarcastic, sharp, stinging, trenchant, vitriolic |
Antonyms: |
kind, nice |
| Main Entry: | acidulous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bitter in speech |
Synonyms: |
biting, cutting, ironical, mocking, sarcastic |
Antonyms: |
kind, nice, sweet |
| Main Entry: | acrid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nasty in behavior or words |
Synonyms: |
acrimonious, austere, biting, bitter, caustic, cutting, harsh, mordant, sarcastic, sharp, trenchant, vitriolic |
Antonyms: |
complimentary, kind, nice |