SHEER Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word sheer. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SHEER
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diaphanous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so thin as to transmit light | ||||||||
downright | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • thoroughgoing adjective satellite • characterized by plain blunt honesty • complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers | ||||||||
see-through | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so thin as to transmit light | ||||||||
absolute | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • perfect or complete or pure noun • something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative adjective satellite • complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers • not limited by law • expressing finality with no implication of possible change • not capable of being violated or infringed | ||||||||
bluff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion) • pretense that your position is stronger than it really is • the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards adjective satellite • very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front • bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured verb • deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand • frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is | ||||||||
bold | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • fearless and daring noun • a typeface with thick heavy lines adjective satellite • clear and distinct • very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front | ||||||||
cobwebby | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so thin as to transmit light • covered with cobwebs | ||||||||
curve | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes • a line on a graph representing data • a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter • the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface • curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) verb • turn sharply; change direction abruptly • extend in curves and turns • form an arch or curve • bend or cause to bend • form a curl, curve, or kink | ||||||||
cut | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument • fashioned or shaped by cutting • made neat and tidy by trimming • (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine • (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit noun • a share of the profits • (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next • a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation • a step on some scale • a wound made by cutting • a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass • a remark capable of wounding mentally • a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage • the style in which a garment is cut • a canal made by erosion or excavation • a refusal to recognize someone you know • in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball • (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball • the division of a deck of cards before dealing • the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge • the act of cutting something into parts • the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends • the act of reducing the amount or number • an unexcused absence from class adjective satellite • with parts removed • (of a male animal) having the testicles removed • (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply • mixed with water verb • separate with or as if with an instrument • cut down on; make a reduction in • turn sharply; change direction abruptly • make an incision or separation • discharge from a group • form by probing, penetrating, or digging • style and tailor in a certain fashion • hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction • make out and issue • cut and assemble the components of • intentionally fail to attend • be able to manage or manage successfully • give the appearance or impression of • move (one's fist) • pass directly and often in haste • pass through or across • make an abrupt change of image or sound • stop filming • make a recording of • record a performance on (a medium) • create by duplicating data • form or shape by cutting or incising • perform or carry out • function as a cutting instrument • allow incision or separation • divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult • cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch • reap or harvest • fell by sawing; hew • penetrate injuriously • refuse to acknowledge • shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of • weed out unwanted or unnecessary things • dissolve by breaking down the fat of • have a reducing effect • cease, stop • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • have grow through the gums • grow through the gums • cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses) | ||||||||
filmy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so thin as to transmit light | ||||||||
gauze-like | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so thin as to transmit light | ||||||||
gauzy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so thin as to transmit light | ||||||||
gossamer | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture • filaments from a web that was spun by a spider adjective satellite • characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy • so thin as to transmit light | ||||||||
mere | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
noun • a small pond of standing water adjective satellite • being nothing more than specified • apart from anything else; without additions or modifications | ||||||||
perpendicular | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • intersecting at or forming right angles • at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line noun • a straight line at right angles to another line • a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting • a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point • an extremely steep face adjective satellite • so steep as to be nearly vertical | ||||||||
perpendicularly | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • straight up or down without a break • in a perpendicular manner | ||||||||
plain | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • not elaborate or elaborated; simple • lacking patterns especially in color noun • extensive tract of level open land • a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side adverb • unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') adjective satellite • clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment • not mixed with extraneous elements • free from any effort to soften to disguise • lacking embellishment or ornamentation • lacking in physical beauty or proportion verb • express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness | ||||||||
pure | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • free of extraneous elements of any kind • (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black • (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless adjective satellite • without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers • free from discordant qualities • concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied • in a state of sexual virginity | ||||||||
rank | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another • relative status • the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army) • position in a social hierarchy • the body of members of an organization or group adjective satellite • very fertile; producing profuse growth • very offensive in smell or taste • conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible • complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers • growing profusely verb • take or have a position relative to others • assign a rank or rating to • take precedence or surpass others in rank | ||||||||
right-down | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adverb • positively adjective satellite • complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers | ||||||||