Sheer

//ˈʃɪə//

Synonyms for "sheer" (361 found)

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Strong matches (108)

circuitousness clarified clean clear clear as crystal come about complete comprehensive confounded congenital consummate corner crook crystal crystal clear crystal-clear crystalline curve declination deep dyed

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Adjective(7 words)

cobwebby diaphanous downright filmy gauze-like gauzy gossamer

Adjective(12 words)

complete consummate downright filmy frightful full full-blown full-bore full-on gauzy gossamer mere

Verb(2 words)

curve cut

Related words (180)

neat nonopaque oblique obliquity omnibus omnipresent orthodiagonal orthogonal out and out out-and-out outright peekaboo pellucid pererration perfect perfectly pervasive pivot plain plumb

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plunging ply positive precipitate precipitous purified put about put back quite radical rambling rank rapid rectified regular revealing right right-angle right-angled right-angular round a point see through see-through sharp sheerly shift shifting shifting course shifting path sideling simple skew skid slant slew slue square stark steep stickle straight straight-up straight-up-and-down straying sway sweep sweeping swerving swing swing round swing the stern swinging tack thin thorough thoroughgoing through and through through-and-through throw about total translucent transparent transpicuous trend turn turn aside turn back turning twist ubiquitous unadorned unadulterated unalloyed unblended unclouded uncombined uncompounded unconditional uncorrupted undiluted unenhanced unfortified universal unleavened unmitigated unmixed unqualified unrelievedly unreserved unrestricted unsophisticated untinged up and down up-and-down utter variation vary veer veritable vertical very volte-face wandering warp wear wear ship wheel whip whirl wholesale wince wind yaw zigzag

Adjective(30 words)

out-and-out outright perfect perpendicular proper rank regular right root and branch steep straight-out thin thorough thoroughgoing total unadulterated unalloyed unattenuated uncompromising unconditional

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undiluted unfettered unmitigated unqualified unreserved unrestricted utter vertical whole-ass wholesale

Adjective(10 words)

out-and-out plain rank right-down see-through transparent unmingled unmixed vaporous vapourous

Adverb(1 words)

perpendicularly

Verb(5 words)

slew slue swerve trend veer

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More general

13 entries

channelise channelize direct guide head maneuver manoeuver manoeuvre point steer thin translucent turn

Synonyms

10 entries

bluff diaphanous downright out and out perpendicular perpendicularly pure see through swerve unmingled

Related terms

4 entries

sheer khurma slope total transparent

derived

10 entries

break sheer plank-sheer semisheer sheer hulk sheer-to-waist sheerish sheerly sheerness supersheer ultrasheer

derived from

1 entries

luck

etymologically related_to

1 entries

shear

has context

2 entries

nautical textiles

manner of

1 entries

steer

related to

35 entries

abrupt action at once bow clean complete downright drapes getting getting wool gunwale material opaque opaque material perpendicular pure

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similar

4 entries

complete pure steep thin

Translations

135 translations across 31 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

tejdukshëm adj (very thin or transparent)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

αἰπύς adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)
ἠλίβατος adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)

Arabic

2 entries

شَدِيْد adj (downright; complete)
شَفَّاف adj (very thin or transparent)

Bulgarian

4 entries

абсолютен adj (downright; complete)
вертикален adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)
отвесен adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)
прозрачен adj (very thin or transparent)

Catalan

1 entries

estor noun (a sheer curtain or fabric)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

峻峭 adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)
透明 adj (very thin or transparent)
陡峭 adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)

Danish

1 entries

ren og skær adj (downright; complete)

Dutch

3 entries

flinterdun adj (very thin or transparent)
recht adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)
steil adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)

Finnish

4 entries

harsomainen adj (very thin or transparent)
läpikuultava adj (very thin or transparent)
läpinäkyvä adj (very thin or transparent)
pelkkä adj (downright; complete)

French

4 entries

abrupt adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)
absolu adj (downright; complete)
diaphane adj (very thin or transparent)
pur adj (downright; complete)

German

4 entries

bloß adj ((used to emphasize))
durchsichtig adj (very thin or transparent)
hauchdünn adj (very thin or transparent)
pur adj ((used to emphasize))

Greek

4 entries

βιάρισμα noun (nautical: curve of main deck)
καραβίζι noun (nautical: curve of main deck)
λουνάδα noun (nautical: curve of main deck)
σιμότητα noun (nautical: curve of main deck)

Hebrew

2 entries

כְּפָף noun (nautical: curve of main deck)
סוֹטֵט verb (nautical: swerve from course)

Hungarian

3 entries

könnyű adj (very thin or transparent)
vékony adj (very thin or transparent)
áttetsző adj (very thin or transparent)

Irish

1 entries

mín adj (very thin or transparent)

Italian

2 entries

mero adj ((used to emphasize))
vero e proprio adj (downright; complete)

Japanese

2 entries

純粋な adj (downright; complete)
透明な adj (very thin or transparent)

Latin

1 entries

merus adj (downright; complete)

Manx

1 entries

crogh verb (nautical: swerve from course)

Māori

3 entries

kaha adj (downright; complete)
mote adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)
taparere adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

bratt adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)
gjennomskinnelig adj (very thin or transparent)
rett adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)
vertikal adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)

Old Saxon

1 entries

skir adj (very thin or transparent)

Polish

3 entries

czysty adj (downright; complete)
przezroczysty adj (very thin or transparent)
urwisty adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)

Portuguese

2 entries

direto adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)
fino adj (very thin or transparent)

Russian

4 entries

вертика́льный adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)
настоя́щий adj ((used to emphasize))
отве́сный adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)
по́лный adj (downright; complete)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

proziran adj (very thin or transparent)
прозиран adj (very thin or transparent)

Slovak

2 entries

priesvitný adj (very thin or transparent)
číry adj (very thin or transparent)

Spanish

4 entries

acantilado adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)
enorme adj (downright; complete)
escarpado adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)
fino adj (very thin or transparent)

Swedish

3 entries

ren och skär adj (downright; complete)
rena rama adj (downright; complete)
skir adj (very thin or transparent)

Turkish

1 entries

ince adj (very thin or transparent)

Ukrainian

4 entries

вертика́льний adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)
перпендикуля́рний adj (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular)
по́вний adj (downright; complete)
прозо́рий adj (very thin or transparent)

Sample sentences

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It was sheer coincidence that Mary and I were on the same train.

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It is a sheer waste of time.

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We survived by sheer luck.

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He recalled that a collision had been avoided by sheer luck.

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Sheer

Synonyms for "sheer" (361 found)

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Danish

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Finnish

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German

Greek

Hebrew

Hungarian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

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Manx

Māori

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Old Saxon

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Portuguese

Russian

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