English Synonym Finder

trimmed

Definitions

Reduced in size, amount, or extent by cutting or removing unnecessary parts.

Neatly arranged or decorated, especially with a border or edge.

Adjusted or balanced, as in the distribution of weight on a ship or aircraft.

Examples

The gardener carefully trimmed the overgrown hedges in the front yard.

She trimmed the excess fat off the steak before cooking it.

The budget was trimmed significantly to account for the unexpected expenses.

Synonyms

pruned clipped cropped shorn neatened pared curtailed

Antonyms

untrimmed overgrown extended expanded lengthened increased unshorn