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Synonyms for sheer
ʃɪərsheer
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
sheer
That is pure which is free from mixture or contact with anything that weakens, impairs, or pollutes. Material substances are called pure in the strict sense when free from foreign admixture of any kind; as, pure oxygen; the word is often used to signify free from any defiling or objectionable admixture (the original sense); we speak of water as pure when it is bright, clear, and refreshing, tho it may contain mineral salts in solution; in the medical and chemical sense, only distilled water (aqua pura) is pure. In moral and religious use pure is a strong word, denoting positive excellence of a high order; one is innocent who knows nothing of evil, and has experienced no touch of temptation; one is pure who, with knowledge of evil and exposure to temptation, keeps heart and soul unstained. Virtuous refers primarily to right action; pure to right feeling and motives; as, "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God," Matt. v, 8. Compare FINE; INNOCENT.
Synonyms:
absolute, chaste, classic, classical, clean, clear, continent, genuine, guileless, guiltless, holy, immaculate, incorrupt, innocent, mere, perfect, pure, real, simple, spotless, stainless, true, unadulterated, unblemished, uncorrupted, undefiled, unmingled, unmixed, unpolluted, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished, upright, virtuousAntonyms:
adulterated, defiled, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, immodest, impure, indecent, indelicate, lewd, mixed, obscene, polluted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished, unchaste, unclean
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
sheer
Synonyms:
pure, mere, unmixed, unqualified, unmitigated, absolute, simple, unadulteratedAntonyms:
mixed, qualified, adulterated, modified, partial
Princeton's WordNet
absolute, downright, out-and-out(a), rank(a), right-down, sheer(a)adjective
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
"absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"
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impure, uncomplete, thick, gradual, incompleteplain, sheer, unmingled, unmixedadjective
not mixed with extraneous elements
"plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"
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evident, bare, spare, gauzy, downright, unpatterned, uncompounded, cobwebby, unmixed, unornamented, vapourous, right-down, out-and-out(a), manifest, patent, absolute, vaporous, homely, see-through, unmingled, unvarnished, rank(a), gossamer, bluff, sheer(a), diaphanous, apparent, plain, bold, filmy, gauze-like, unembellished, transparent, unmistakableAntonyms:
thick, incomplete, gradual, uncomplete, impurebluff, bold, sheeradjective
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
"a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock"
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rank(a), transparent, sheer(a), absolute, cobwebby, vapourous, plain, diaphanous, right-down, see-through, vaporous, gossamer, filmy, bluff, bold, unmingled, gauze-like, unmixed, downright, gauzy, out-and-out(a)Antonyms:
incomplete, gradual, thick, impure, uncompletediaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebbyverb
so thin as to transmit light
"a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
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gauzy, vaporific, miasmic, vapourish, crystalline, cobwebby, unmixed, downright, vapourous, right-down, pellucid, out-and-out(a), absolute, vaporous, see-through, unmingled, vaporish, ethereal, rank(a), limpid, bluff, sheer(a), diaphanous, miasmal, gossamer, plain, bold, filmy, crystal clear, lucid, gauze-like, vapourific, guileless, transparentAntonyms:
gradual, uncomplete, incomplete, impure, thickswerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cutverb
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
"The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
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foreshorten, veer, bring down, wind, turn off, edit out, arch, twist, hack, trim down, write out, prune, thin, kink, cut, rationalize, trim back, trim, ignore, swerve, shorten, crook, edit, thin out, cut down, skip, abridge, reduce, rationalise, arc, contract, burn, dilute, curve, switch off, make out, geld, slew, disregard, tailor, cut off, turn out, snub, slue, slide, issue, cut back, abbreviate, trend, curl, slip, skidAntonyms:
gradual, incomplete, uncomplete, impure, thicksheeradverb
cause to sheer
"She sheered her car around the obstacle"
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slue, swerve, cut, trend, veer, slew, curveAntonyms:
impure, incomplete, thick, uncomplete, gradualsheer, perpendicularlyadverb
straight up or down without a break
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perpendicularlyAntonyms:
gradual, thick, uncomplete, incomplete, impuresheeradverb
directly
"he fell sheer into the water"
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perpendicularlyAntonyms:
impure, uncomplete, incomplete, gradual, thick
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
sheeradjective
sheeradjective
Synonyms:
perpendicularsheeradjective
Synonyms:
mainstay, chief support, main reliance
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
sheeradjective
Synonyms:
thin, unadulterated, pure, unmixed, precipitous, abrupt, perpendicular
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How to use sheer in a sentence?
It's been gratifying to see the sheer volume of people to speak up.
Where brick and mortar grocery in India fails to muster scale, online can do it very, very quickly just by the sheer opportunity of reaching a number of people with much less investment.
The sheer amount of products and options that Lululemon now produces is staggering.
Those are two major population complexes, so Rajveer Purohit're going to see a lot [ of cases ] just by the sheer size of the population Rajveer Purohit're dealing with, the sad thing is that patients are usually embarrassed to go to the doctor or the emergency room.
Bill Cosby has vehemently proclaimed Bill Cosby innocence and continues to deny all allegations made against Bill Cosby, as being false, without the sheer evidence of any proof. Today, Bill Cosby continues to remain hopeful that the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court will issue an opinion to vacate Bill Cosby conviction or warrant Bill Cosby a new trial.
Translations for sheer
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- مح� Arabic
- vertikal, rein, durchsichtig, senkrecht, bloß, hauchdünn, steil, schier, pur, transparentGerman
- fino, transparente, puro, acantilado, muy delgado, vertical, escarpadoSpanish
- محضPersian
- ohut, pelkkä, silkka, seitinohut, harsomainen, pystysuora, suora, puhdas, äkkijyrkkäFinnish
- reinurFaroese
- pur, transparent, verticalFrench
- croghManx
- निराHindi
- merő, áttetsző, teljes, könnyű, puszta, vékonyHungarian
- puroItalian
- טָהוֹרHebrew
- 透明, 純粋Japanese
- abruptumLatin
- moteMāori
- vertikal, ublandet, gjennomskinnelig, ren, rett, brattNorwegian
- klaar, flinterdun, steil, klinkklaar, recht, puurDutch
- rein, ublandaNorwegian Nynorsk
- przezroczysty, urwisty, czystyPolish
- puro, direto, fino, puraPortuguese
- sadeaRomanian
- настоя́щий, отвесно, отве́сный, прозра́чный, вертика́льный, чи́стый, су́щийRussian
- прозиран, proziranSerbo-Croatian
- priesvitný, číry, čistýSlovak
- சுத்தTamil
- ince, safTurkish
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