Trim

//tɹɪm//

Synonyms for "trim" (567 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (114)

pare reduce shave shipshape snip trig trimming abbreviate ability abridge abstain abstract adjoin adjunct adjust adjustment adorn adornment affix all ataunto

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Noun(6 words)

action ass attitude booty clipping conjunction

Verb(2 words)

bring down clip

Adjective(1 words)

clean-cut

Strong matches (170)

conk contract cop out cosmopolitan costume cramp crank crank in crisp crop cure curry curtail cut cut back cut down cut off short cut prices cut short dandify

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dapper dashing deck deck out decline decor decorate decoration decrease defeat deflate deploy depreciate destroy devaluate dinky direct dive dizen do in dock doll up drapery draw in draw taut dress dress down dress up dressed to advantage dressed to kill dressing drub duck the issue duds easy edge edging elaboration elegant elide embellish embellishment emblazon emblazonment emblazonry embroider embroidery enframe engraft enrich epitomize evade evade the issue exquisite fall fall in price fashion fasten fatigues feathers fettle fig fig out finished fit fit out fitness fittedness fix fix up flax flourish flower arrangement foreshorten form frame frill fringe furbish furniture arrangement garb garment garments garnish garnishment garniture gear genteel get ready get the better of gimp give a dressing-down give it to give way good condition grace graceful gracile graft grapple groom guise gussy up habiliment habit health healthy hem hide hors de combat illumination in trim investiture investment jaunty jew down jump all over jump on kilter knit lambaste lap larrup lather leather lick limpid line linen list lour lower lucid make arrangements

Noun(8 words)

conversation copulation coupling fuck fucky-fucky hanky-panky legover love

Verb(8 words)

crop cut cut back cut down cut off dress garnish lop

Related words (283)

make fast make preparations make ready march marge margin marginate mark down marshal mastery maturity mobilize moor mow natty natural neat neaten nice nifty

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nip nobby nose dive nose-dive order orderly ornament ornamentation outclass outdo outfight outgeneral outmaneuver outpoint outrun outsail outshine overrun overwhelm paddle paint pellucid perspicuous piping plain plan plummet plunge police police up polished poll pollard pompadour posh prank prank up prearrange preen prep prepare preparedness pretreat prettify prim primp primp up prink prink up process proficiency provide prune pull in pure purfle purl put put in shape put in trim put to qualification rag rags raiment readiness ready ready up reap recap recapitulate recherche redecorate redo reel reel in refined refurbish repair restrained retrench rickrack rim ripeness ritzy robes round rout ruin sag screw up seasoning secure set set off set out set to settle settle preliminaries shape shapely sharp shear shellac shift ballast shingle shoot ballast short shorten side simple sit it out skin skin alive skirt skive slash sleek slender slick slim slump smart smarten smarten up smear smother smug snazzy snub snug soigne soignee sophisticated spangle spare speak to spick and span spick-and-span spiffy sportswear spruce spruce up stand neuter state statuesque straddle straighten up straightforward streamlined stunt style style-conscious suitability suitableness suitedness sum up summarize swank swanky swell symmetrical synopsize tackle tailored take in talk to tan tasteful taut tauten telescope tell off tempering temporize terse thin thrash threads tidy tidy up tight tighten titivate togs toilette top treat trice up trick out trick up tricksy trifling trig up trim ship trim up triumph triumph over trounce truncate try out unaffected uncluttered undo unlabored upend verge vestment vesture wallop wave waver wear wearing apparel well dressed well-cared-for well-dressed well-favored well-formed well-groomed well-made well-ordered well-proportioned well-shaped welt whack whale whip winch wind in windlass window dressing wing out ballast worst

Noun(16 words)

old hat passementerie poon pussy roll in the hay root sexual intercourse sexy time shag submodel tail trimming trimness trimwork ugandan affairs ugandan discussions

Verb(7 words)

pare prune reduce shave snip trim back trim down

Adjective(1 words)

regular

Adjective(5 words)

shipshape spare tailored trig well-kept

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

9 relation types

More general

25 entries

adjust adorn adornment attitude balance beautify correct cut cutting cutting off decorate decrease embellish equilibrate equilibrise

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Synonyms

9 entries

pare reduce shave shipshape snip spare tailored trig trimming

derived

14 entries

betrim in fighting trim mistrim out of trim retrim trim down trim down to size trim line trim one's sails trim party trim tab trim trail trim up trim-tram

has context

5 entries

aviation carpentry nautical ship slang

has property

1 entries

painted black

is a

4 entries

attitude cut neatness part of house

manner of

4 entries

adjust balance be decorate

related to

47 entries

adorn adorned and tidy appearance balance ballast beat cargo christmas tree cut decorate decoration dress equipped favour fit

Showing 16 of 47 words.

similar

7 entries

cut dress dress out lean plain thin tidy

Translations

110 translations across 24 languages.

Arabic

2 entries

شَذَّبَ verb (to reduce slightly)
قَلَّمَ verb (to reduce slightly)

Bulgarian

4 entries

спретнат adj (neat, smart appearance)
гарнирам verb (to decorate)
подкастрям verb (to reduce slightly)
подрязвам verb (to reduce slightly)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

修剪 verb (to reduce slightly)
修整 verb (to reduce slightly)
点缀 verb (to decorate)

Cornish

1 entries

takla verb (to decorate)

Czech

2 entries

zastřihnout verb (to reduce slightly)
zkrátit verb (to reduce slightly)

Esperanto

1 entries

ĉirkaŭhaki verb (to reduce slightly)

Finnish

4 entries

kulkuasento noun (the manner in which a vessel floats)
purjeiden asento noun (arrangement of sails relative to the wind)
reunakoriste noun (decoration placed along edges or borders)
tasapaino noun (the manner in which a vessel floats)

French

4 entries

assiette noun (the manner in which a vessel floats)
compensateur noun (the mechanism used to trim an aircraft)
compensation noun (the state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained)
compenser verb (to adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs)

Galician

2 entries

cortar verb (to reduce slightly)
recortar verb (to reduce slightly)

German

4 entries

fit adj (fit)
gepflegt adj (neat, smart appearance)
schlank adj (slender, lean)
Ausstattung noun (the manner in which something is equipped)

Hebrew

2 entries

שֹׁפַע noun (the manner in which a vessel floats)
ַשִׁפֵּע verb (to modify the angle of a ship relative to the water)

Irish

1 entries

bearradh noun (a moderate haircut)

Italian

4 entries

in forma adj (fit)
assetto (nave-aereo) noun (the manner in which a vessel floats)
orientamento noun (arrangement of sails relative to the wind)
sforbiciata noun (a moderate haircut)

Māori

4 entries

piriniko noun (decoration placed along edges or borders)
kaikauau verb (to reduce slightly)
kaikawau verb (to reduce slightly)
tauta verb (to modify the angle of a ship relative to the water)

Norman

1 entries

trînmer verb (to reduce slightly)

Norwegian

1 entries

stusse verb (to reduce slightly)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

قرقمق verb (to reduce slightly)

Polish

1 entries

trymować verb (to adjust sails)

Portuguese

4 entries

remate noun (decoration placed along edges or borders)
aparar verb (to reduce slightly)
cortar verb (to reduce slightly)
decorar verb (to decorate)

Romanian

3 entries

ajusta verb (to reduce slightly)
tunde verb (to reduce slightly)
tăia verb (to reduce slightly)

Russian

4 entries

опря́тный adj (neat, smart appearance)
накренить verb (to modify the angle of a ship relative to the water)
наряжать verb (to decorate)
обре́зать verb (to reduce slightly)

Spanish

4 entries

compensador noun (the mechanism used to trim an aircraft)
atusar verb (to reduce slightly)
compensar verb (to adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs)
escamondar verb (to reduce slightly)

Swedish

1 entries

trimning noun (a moderate haircut)

Turkish

3 entries

süslemek verb (to decorate)
tıraş etmek verb (to decorate)
yontmak verb (to reduce slightly)

Sample sentences

43 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Trim the fat off the meat.

Source: tatoeba (280999)

Do you want a trim?

Source: tatoeba (323538)

I asked the butcher to trim all the fat off of the meat.

Source: tatoeba (628093)

I thought I told you to trim your beard.

Source: tatoeba (1961282)

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