Synonyms for pare
Definitions
- v. 1
To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
Victor pared some apples in preparation to make a tart.
- v. 2
To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
Albert had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.
Forms
- Past participle
- pared
e.g. pared → peeled, skinned, whittled, retrenched…
Example sentences
- whittle As a general rule, one should not whittle sticks in the dark.
By length
- 3 letters
- cut1
- 4 letters
- skin1, clip1, trim1, peel1
- 5 letters
- prune1
- 7 letters
- shorten2, curtail2, whittle2, abridge2
- 8 letters
- diminish3, compress2, retrench2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shorten2 = 2 syllables).