Synonyms for trim
trɪmtrim

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1. trim

   That which is clean is simply free from soil or defilement of any kind. Things are orderly when in due relation to other things; a room or desk is orderly when every article is in place; a person is orderly who habitually keeps things so. Tidy denotes that which conforms to propriety in general; an unlaced shoe may be perfectly clean, but is not tidy. Neat refers to that which is clean and tidy with nothing superfluous, conspicuous, or showy, as when we speak of plain but neat attire; the same idea of freedom from the superfluous appears in the phrases "a neat speech," "a neat turn," "a neat reply," etc. A clean cut has no ragged edges; a neat stroke just does what is intended. Nice is stronger than neat, implying value and beauty; a cheap, coarse dress may be perfectly neat, but would not be termed nice. Spruce is applied to the show and affectation of neatness with a touch of smartness, and is always a term of mild contempt; as, a spruce serving man. Trim denotes a certain shapely and elegant firmness, often with suppleness and grace; as, a trim suit; a trim figure. Prim applies to a precise, formal, affected nicety. Dapper is spruce with the suggestion of smallness and slightness; natty, a diminutive of neat, suggests minute elegance, with a tendency toward the exquisite; as, a dapper little fellow in a natty business suit.

   Synonyms:
   clean, cleanly, dapper, natty, neat, nice, orderly, prim, spruce, tidy

   Antonyms:
   dirty, disorderly, dowdy, negligent, rough, rude, slouchy, slovenly, soiled, uncared for, unkempt, untidy

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1. trim

   Synonyms:
   prepare, order, deck, adjust, clip, embellish, arrange

   Antonyms:
   disorder, derange, dismantle, denude, divest, disarrange

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trim, trimnessnoun

   a state of arrangement or appearance

   "in good trim"

   Synonyms:
   trimness, trimming, clipping, passementerie

   Antonyms:
   untidy, fancy, fat

2. trimming, trim, passementerienoun

   a decoration or adornment on a garment

   "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"

   Synonyms:
   passementerie, trimming, clipping, trimness

   Antonyms:
   fancy, fat, untidy

3. trimnoun

   attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation

   Synonyms:
   trimness, trimming, clipping, passementerie

   Antonyms:
   untidy, fat, fancy

4. trim, trimming, clippingadjective

   cutting down to the desired size or shape

   Synonyms:
   clipping, clip, snip, cutting, trimming, press clipping, press cutting, newspaper clipping, passementerie, trimness

   Antonyms:
   untidy, fancy, fat

5. spare, trimadjective

   thin and fit

   "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"

   Synonyms:
   unembellished, surplus, supererogatory, well-kept, tailored, scanty, spare, unornamented, extra, free, plain, redundant, supernumerary, superfluous, excess, clean-cut, bare(a), shipshape, bare, trig

   Antonyms:
   untidy, fat, fancy

6. shipshape, trim, well-keptadjective

   of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder

   "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"

   Synonyms:
   trig, shipshape, tailored, maintained, well-kept, clean-cut, kept up(p), spare

   Antonyms:
   untidy, fancy, fat

7. clean-cut, trig, trimadjective

   neat and smart in appearance

   "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"; "a trim beard"

   Synonyms:
   trig, shipshape, tailored, clear-cut, well-kept, spare, clean-cut, clear

   Antonyms:
   fancy, untidy, fat

8. tailored, trimverb

   severely simple in line or design

   "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains"

   Synonyms:
   made-to-order, shipshape, tailored, well-kept, bespoken, bespoke, clean-cut, trig, spare, tailor-made

   Antonyms:
   untidy, fat, fancy

9. 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, pare, crop, dress, prune, lop, whittle, snip, cut down

   Antonyms:
   fat, untidy, fancy

10. trimverb

    decorate, as with ornaments

    "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"

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

    Antonyms:
    untidy, fancy, fat

11. reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring downverb

    cut down on; make a reduction in

    "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

    Synonyms:
    clip, cut out, skip, strike down, ignore, cut off, put down, lop, knock down, reduce, curtail, turn off, fell, tailor, visit, shave, quash, cut, overthrow, cut back, mow, land, turn out, lose weight, shrink, slew, rationalise, switch off, prune, melt off, trim down, snip, contract, dress, shorten, thin, make out, geld, rationalize, disregard, down, snub, push down, inflict, subvert, slim down, concentrate, garnish, slue, tighten, abbreviate, bring down, pull down, restrict, keep down, hack, impose, flash back, subdue, cut down, deoxidise, burn, subjugate, curb, issue, edit, edit out, come down, repress, let down, foreshorten, dilute, write out, thin out, curve, swerve, get down, scale down, crop, drop, take down, boil down, pare, slenderize, trend, lower, abridge, deoxidize, sheer, slash, veer, overturn, decoct, slim, trim back

    Antonyms:
    untidy, fancy, fat

12. trimverb

    balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces

    "trim an airplane"

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

    Antonyms:
    untidy, fancy, fat

13. trimverb

    be in equilibrium during a flight

    "The airplane trimmed"

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

    Antonyms:
    fancy, untidy, fat

14. trim, garnish, dressverb

    decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

    Synonyms:
    line up, decorate, pare, dress, crop, clip, preen, apparel, shave, trim down, primp, prune, garment, cut, trim back, dress out, arrange, garb, cut down, raiment, coiffe, reduce, groom, coiffure, do, get dressed, garnishee, plume, coif, garnish, curry, fit out, habilitate, dress up, bring down, clothe, tog, cut back, enclothe, set, snip, lop

    Antonyms:
    fat, untidy, fancy

15. snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut backverb

    cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

    "dress the plants in the garden"

    Synonyms:
    line up, pare, work, crop, dress out, shave, preen, apparel, range, trim down, primp, prune, garment, snip off, cut, curtail, jog, trim back, browse, garnish, arrange, sever, garb, cut down, raiment, pasture, coiffe, reduce, habilitate, discerp, coiffure, do, flash back, get dressed, rationalize, curb, plume, rationalise, cut short, coif, nip off, curry, restrict, fit out, clip, trot, dress up, decorate, cultivate, bring down, clothe, graze, tog, cut back, enclothe, set, snip, lop, dress, groom

    Antonyms:
    fancy, untidy, fat

16. shave, trimverb

    cut closely

    "trim my beard"

    Synonyms:
    plane, trim down, garnish, bring down, cut back, prune, trim back, crop, reduce, cut down, cut, shave, clip, pare, dress, lop, knock off, snip

    Antonyms:
    untidy, fancy, fat

17. trimverb

    adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used

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

    Antonyms:
    fancy, untidy, fat

Matched Categories

1. • Adjust
   • Attitude
   • Balance
   • Be
   • Cut
   • Decorate
   • Neatness
   • Ship

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trimadjective

   Synonyms:
   snug, neat, nice, compact, well adjusted, well ordered

2. trimadjective

   Synonyms:
   spruce, finical, smart

3. trimnoun

   Synonyms:
   dress, gear, ornaments, trimmings, trappings

4. trimnoun

   Synonyms:
   state, condition, order

5. trimverb

   Synonyms:
   adjust, arrange, put in order, set right, make trim

6. trimverb

   Synonyms:
   dress, decorate, ornament, embellish, adorn, garnish, deck, bedeck, set out, array, set off, trick out

7. trimverb

   Synonyms:
   clip, lop, shear, prune, curtail

8. trimverb

   Synonyms:
   fluctuate, vacillate, balance, be on the fence, veer round, change sides, be a time-server

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trimadjective

   Synonyms:
   spruce, smart, neat, tidy

2. trimverb

   Synonyms:
   adjust, arrange, decorate, adorn, garnish, embellish, bedeck, trick, prune, clip, lop, rebuke, reprove, reprimand, rate, scold

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1. List of paraphrases for "trim":

   garnish, trims, finisher, garrison, cutout, lining, upholstery

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1. List of known nicknames for "Trim":

   Javan St. Prix, Trimbal

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How to use trim in a sentence?

1. Philip Hammond:

   If your economy is cratering you cannot support the kind of foreign adventures that Putin is undertaking. You cannot support the kind of security state structure that he has generated and that he needs to keep him there, he will have to trim his behavior to reflect the decline in the Russian economy.

2. Mike Noble:

   If you can trim off a little bit of the folks who you know absolutely will vote, Sun Belt is far more effective than trying to turn out folks who have a very low propensity of voting.

3. Officer Brady:

   If I'm going to trim half of my lunch [period] to go meet a kid, have a great interaction — and someday one kid won't think twice about actually telling a cop when they need help or are just asking a question — then I did my job.

4. Analyst Labib Kamhawi:

   Jordan is simply trying to trim the Brotherhood in power and size, to be able to manage it easily.

5. Robert Bacarella:

   This is such an over-owned company and this gives them an excuse to say 'Maybe I'll trim some back because it adds a new question mark'.