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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
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: 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
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
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
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
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