Synonyms for pare
pɛərpare

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1. pareverb

   Synonyms:
   peel, skin

2. pareverb

   To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.

   We pared the paired pears.

   Synonyms:
   peel, skin

3. pareverb

   To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.

   Albrecht had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.

   Synonyms:
   peel, skin

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pare

   Synonyms:
   peel, cut off, shave off, skin, clip, diminish

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pare, pare downverb

   decrease gradually or bit by bit

   Synonyms:
   whittle, peel, pare down, skin, trim

2. whittle, pareverb

   cut small bits or pare shavings from

   "whittle a piece of wood"

   Synonyms:
   whittle, peel, pare down, skin, trim

3. skin, peel, pareverb

   strip the skin off

   "pare apples"

   Synonyms:
   undress, flake off, scramble, pare down, shin, flake, struggle, unclothe, bark, peel off, sputter, trim, uncase, whittle, strip down, disrobe, strip, scrape, skin, discase, peel, clamber, shinny

4. pare, trimverb

   remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size

   "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"

   Synonyms:
   garnish, bring down, cut back, peel, pare down, trim back, trim down, reduce, skin, cut, shave, clip, crop, dress, prune, lop, whittle, trim, snip, cut down

Matched Categories

1. • Cut
   • Decrease
   • Strip

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pareverb

   Synonyms:
   peel (by the use of a knife)

2. pareverb

   Synonyms:
   clip, cut, shave off

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1. pareverb

   Synonyms:
   peel

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1. List of paraphrases for "pare":

   pares, trimmed, ready, tape

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1. Julian Evans-Pritchard:

   Even if other developers avoid a similar fate, construction activity is likely to suffer as they are forced to pare back new projects.