Synonyms for cutting
ˈkʌt ɪŋcut·ting

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1. cuttingadjective

   That is used for cutting.

   I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.

   Synonyms:
   cut

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1. cutting

   Acid, sour, and bitter agree in being contrasted with sweet, but the two former are sharply distinguished from the latter. Acid or sour is the taste of vinegar or lemon-juice; bitter that of quassia, quinine, or strychnine. Acrid is nearly allied to bitter. Pungent suggests the effect of pepper or snuff on the organs of taste or smell; as, a pungent odor. Caustic indicates the corroding effect of some strong chemical, as nitrate of silver. In a figurative sense, as applied to language or character, these words are very closely allied. We say a sour face, sharp words, bitter complaints, caustic wit, cutting irony, biting sarcasm, a stinging taunt, harsh judgment, a tart reply. Harsh carries the idea of intentional and severe unkindness, bitter of a severity that arises from real or supposed ill treatment. The bitter speech springs from the sore heart. Tart and sharp utterances may not proceed from an intention to wound, but merely from a wit recklessly keen; cutting, stinging, and biting speech indicates more or less of hostile intent, the latter being the more deeply malicious. The caustic utterance is meant to burn, perhaps wholesomely, as in the satire of Juvenal or Cervantes. Compare MOROSE.

   Synonyms:
   acerb, acetous, acid, acidulated, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, biting, bitter, caustic, harsh, irate, pungent, savage, sharp, sour, stinging, tart, vinegarish, virulent

   Antonyms:
   dulcet, honeyed, luscious, nectared, saccharine, sweet

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1. cutting

   Synonyms:
   sharp, biting, mordant, trenchant, piercing, bitter, sarcastic, provoking, stinging, sardonic, exasperating, satirical, severe, disappointing, cruel

   Antonyms:
   mild, conciliatory, complimentary, soothing, flattering, indulgent, consoling, gratifying

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1. film editing, cuttingnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   clipping, thinning, cutting off, film editing, slip, press clipping, cut, carving, newspaper clipping, press cutting

   Antonyms:
   kind, dull, hot

2. cutting, slipnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   berth, film editing, parapraxis, trip, case, faux pas, pillowcase, miscue, press clipping, gaffe, slickness, slipperiness, elusion, cut, mooring, press cutting, cutting off, slick, chemise, thinning, teddy, sideslip, clipping, eluding, shimmy, moorage, gaucherie, slip, skid, slip of paper, shift, newspaper clipping, pillow slip, solecism, carving, strip, slip-up

   Antonyms:
   hot, kind, dull

3. cut, cuttingnoun

   the act of cutting something into parts

   "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"

   Synonyms:
   gash, press clipping, clipping, cold shoulder, press cutting, slip, film editing, slash, newspaper clipping, cut, swing, deletion, carving, thinning, cutting off, excision, baseball swing, track, undercut, cut of meat, snub, slice, stinger

   Antonyms:
   dull, kind, hot

4. cuttingnoun

   a piece cut off from the main part of something

   Synonyms:
   clipping, cutting off, film editing, slip, press clipping, cut, newspaper clipping, carving, thinning, press cutting

   Antonyms:
   dull, hot, kind

5. clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cuttingnoun

   an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

   "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

   Synonyms:
   clipping, clip, cut, snip, trimming, film editing, slip, press clipping, press cutting, carving, cutting off, thinning, newspaper clipping, trim

   Antonyms:
   kind, hot, dull

6. carving, cuttingnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   clipping, thinning, cutting off, film editing, slip, press clipping, cut, sculpture, carving, newspaper clipping, press cutting

   Antonyms:
   dull, hot, kind

7. cut, cuttingnoun

   the division of a deck of cards before dealing

   "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"

   Synonyms:
   gash, press clipping, clipping, cold shoulder, press cutting, slip, film editing, slash, newspaper clipping, cut, swing, deletion, carving, thinning, cutting off, excision, baseball swing, track, undercut, cut of meat, snub, slice, stinger

   Antonyms:
   hot, dull, kind

8. cut, cuttingnoun

   the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

   "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"

   Synonyms:
   gash, press clipping, clipping, cold shoulder, press cutting, slip, film editing, slash, newspaper clipping, cut, swing, deletion, carving, thinning, cutting off, excision, baseball swing, track, undercut, cut of meat, snub, slice, stinger

   Antonyms:
   dull, hot, kind

9. cutting, thinningnoun

   the act of diluting something

   "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"

   Synonyms:
   clipping, cutting off, film editing, slip, press clipping, cut, newspaper clipping, carving, thinning, press cutting

   Antonyms:
   hot, kind, dull

10. cut, cutting, cutting offadjective

    the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

    "the barber gave him a good cut"

    Synonyms:
    gash, abscission, press clipping, clipping, cold shoulder, press cutting, slip, film editing, slash, newspaper clipping, cut, swing, deletion, carving, thinning, cutting off, excision, baseball swing, track, undercut, cut of meat, snub, slice, stinger

    Antonyms:
    kind, dull, hot

11. cutting, edged, stingingadjective

    (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

    "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"

    Synonyms:
    keen, piercing, edged, stabbing, knifelike, raw, stinging, lancinate, lancinating, bleak

    Antonyms:
    kind, hot, dull

12. bleak, cutting, rawadjective

    unpleasantly cold and damp

    "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"

    Synonyms:
    sensitive, tender, bare-assed, new, sore, bare-ass, bare, raw, lancinating, stinging, black, unsanded, natural, peeled, stark naked, desolate, dim, piercing, in the altogether, naked as a jaybird, in the raw, crude, lancinate, knifelike, keen, edged, barren, raw(a), rude(a), naked, bleak, stabbing, stark, in the buff

    Antonyms:
    kind, dull, hot

13. cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinatingadjective

    painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

    "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

    Synonyms:
    slap-up, cracking, neat, sharp, lancinating, wounding, incisive, peachy, swell, knifelike, corking, bully, keen, dandy, nifty, smashing, not bad(p), raw, discriminating, bang-up, acute, groovy, lancinate, stinging, edged, exquisite, penetrating, piercing, bleak, great, stabbing, penetrative

    Antonyms:
    dull, kind, hot

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1. • Creating By Removal
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   • Excerpt
   • Part
   • Stem

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1. cuttingadjective

   Synonyms:
   sharp, keen

2. cuttingadjective

   Synonyms:
   severe, sarcastic, satirical

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1. cuttingadjective

   Synonyms:
   incisive, sharp, keen, trenchant, penetrating, nipping, biting, sarcastic, satirical, caustic, acrimonious, mordacious, secant

2. cuttingnoun

   Synonyms:
   incision, felling, amputation, cleavage, truncation, curtailment, celotomy, dissection, scarification, slashing, cropping, slip, scion, clipping

   Associated words:
   sectile, sectility, insecable

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1. List of paraphrases for "cutting":

   cut, reducing, cutoff, reduction, cup, stumpage, severing, slitting, reduce, logging, pieces, excision, haircut, lowering, cutout, coupage

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1. Gary Huckle:

   We are in the process of cutting it up now but I think we will get 75 kg (165 pounds) out of that, you do get a bit of weight loss with halibut.

2. James Stettler:

   The company continues to deliver on cost cutting.

3. Aydan Ozoguz:

   It was an illusion to think that cutting off Mare Nostrum would prevent people from attempting this dangerous voyage across the Mediterranean.

4. Tiernan Sittenfeld:

   It clearly flies in the face of both his incredible climate accomplishments to date and his goal of cutting climate pollution in half by 2030, such significant swaths of the coalition that supports him are deeply opposed, and we’re seeing that this is incredibly galvanizing for young people.

5. Stuart Ritter:

   Don't think of cutting back as getting less of the things you want; think of it as getting more of the things you want.