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sheer - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | sheer |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abrupt, steep |
| Synonyms: | arduous, erect, headlong, perpendicular, precipitate, precipitous, upright, sideling |
| Notes: | shear(s) (noun) are large scissors with strong blades - (verb) to remove fleece, hair, or foliage by cutting or clipping; sheer (adjective) means complete and without restriction or qualification - (verb) turn sharply or change direction abruptly |
| Antonyms: | moderate, slow |
| Main Entry: | sheer |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | utter, absolute |
| Synonyms: | altogether, arrant, blessed, complete, confounded, downright, gross, infernal, out-and-out*, outright, perfect, pure, quite, rank, simple, single, thoroughgoing, total, unadulterated, unmitigated, unqualified, blasted, unalloyed, undiluted, unmixed |
| Antonyms: | indefinite, uncertain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sheer |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | see-through, thin |
| Synonyms: | airy, clear, delicate, diaphanous, filmy, fine, flimsy, fragile, gauzy, gossamer, lacy, limpid, lucid, pellucid, pure, slight, smooth, soft, translucent, transparent, chiffon, cobwebby, tiffany |
| Antonyms: | heavy, impermeable, thick |
| Main Entry: | deflect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bounce off; turn aside |
| Synonyms: | avert, bend, curve, deviate, disperse, diverge, divert, fend, hook, parry, pivot, ricochet, sheer, shy, sidetrack, slip, swerve, twist, veer, wheel, whip, whirl, wind, cover up, glance off, hold off, keep off, slew, volte-face |
| Main Entry: | diaphanous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fine, see-through |
| Synonyms: | clear, delicate, filmy, flimsy, gauzy, gossamer, light, pellucid, pure, sheer, thin, translucent, transparent, chiffon, cobweblike |
| Antonyms: | opaque, thick |
| Main Entry: | gauzy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | see-through, gossamer in texture |
| Synonyms: | delicate, diaphanous, filmy, flimsy, insubstantial, light, lucid, pellucid, sheer, thin, translucent, transparent, tiffany |
| Antonyms: | cloudy, foggy, heavy, opaque, thick, obscured |
| Main Entry: | gossamer |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gauzy, thin |
| Synonyms: | airy, cobweb, delicate, diaphanous, fibrous, fine, flimsy, light, sheer, silky, translucent, transparent, tiffany |
| Antonyms: | coarse, thick |
| Main Entry: | lacy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicate, netlike |
| Synonyms: | elegant, fancy, filigree, fine, gauzy, gossamer, open, ornate, sheer, thin, transparent, frilly, lacelike, meshy, patterned |
| Antonyms: | heavy, thick |
| Main Entry: | mere |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nothing more; absolute |
| Synonyms: | bald, bare, blunt, common, complete, entire, insignificant, little, minor, plain, poor, pure, sheer, simple, small, stark, unadorned, unadulterated, unmitigated, utter, very, pure and simple, unmixed |
| Main Entry: | perpendicular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | at right angles to |
| Synonyms: | erect, horizontal, plumb, sheer, standing, steep, straight, upright, vertical, on end, stand-up, straight-up |
| Antonyms: | horizontal, level |
| Main Entry: | pivot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | revolve around center point |
| Synonyms: | depend, hang, hinge, rely, rotate, sheer, spin, swivel, turn, twirl, veer, wheel, whip, whirl, be contingent, volte-face |
| Main Entry: | plumb |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vertical |
| Synonyms: | erect, perpendicular, sheer, straight, upright, straight up, up and down |
| Antonyms: | flat, horizontal, level |
| Main Entry: | skid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | slide against will |
| Synonyms: | drift, glide, move, sheer, skew, slip, swerve, veer, go into skid, slue |
| Main Entry: | swerve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn aside, often to avoid collision |
| Synonyms: | bend, deflect, depart, deviate, dip, diverge, err, incline, lurch, move, sheer, shift, sidestep, skew, skid, stray, swing, tack, turn, veer, wander, waver, wind, depart from, get off course, go off course, sheer off, sideslip, slue, train off |
| Antonyms: | straighten |
| Main Entry: | swing |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move back and forth; be suspended |
| Synonyms: | avert, away, curve, dangle, deflect, divert, flap, fluctuate, hang, lurch, oscillate, palpitate, pitch, pivot, reel, revolve, rock, roll, rotate, sheer, suspend, sway, swerve, swivel, turn, twirl, undulate, vary, veer, vibrate, wag, waggle, wave, wheel, whirl, wiggle, wobble, be pendent, pendulate, shunt, turn about, turn on an axis, volte-face |
| Main Entry: | total |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complete, thorough |
| Synonyms: | absolute, all-out, comprehensive, consummate, downright, entire, every, full, full-blown, full-scale, gross, inclusive, integral, out-and-out, outright, overall, perfect, plenary, positive, sheer, sweeping, thoroughgoing, totalitarian, unconditional, undisputed, undivided, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unreserved, unrestricted, utter, whole |
| Antonyms: | incomplete, partial, unfinished |
| Main Entry: | unmitigated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absolute, pure |
| Synonyms: | arrant, austere, clear-cut, complete, consummate, damned, downright, gross, intense, oppressive, out-and-out*, outright, perfect, persistent, rank, relentless, rigid, severe, sheer, simple, thorough, thoroughgoing, unabridged, unadulterated, unbending, unbroken, unqualified, utter, straight-out, unabated, unalleviated, undiluted, unmixed, unrelieved |
| Antonyms: | imperfect, mixed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | utmost |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extreme, maximum |
| Synonyms: | absolute, all-out*, chief, complete, entire, exhaustive, farthest, final, full, highest, last, last straw*, most, out of bounds, outermost, outside, paramount, plenary, preeminent, sheer, supreme, thorough, thoroughgoing, too much*, top, total, ultimate, ultra*, unconditional, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unreserved, uttermost, whole, furthermost, greatest, maximal, most distant, remotest, too-too, topmost, undiminished, worst case |
| Antonyms: | middle, moderate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | utter |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | outright, absolute |
| Synonyms: | arrant, blessed*, blooming*, complete, confounded, consummate, downright, entire, flat-out*, infernal, out-and-out*, perfect, pure, sheer, stark, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unmitigated, unqualified, all-fired, blasted, straight-out |
| Antonyms: | incomplete, uncertain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | veer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change direction |
| Synonyms: | avert, bear, bend, change, curve, cut, deflect, depart, deviate, digress, dip, divagate, diverge, divert, drift, pivot, sheer, shift, skew, skid, swerve, swing, swivel, tack, turn, twist, wheel, whip, whirl, angle off, be deflected, change course, get around, make a left, make a right, train off, volte-face |
| Antonyms: | stay, go direct |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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