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SEW Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word sew. (opposite meanings)
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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)

detach
verbv
verb

• cause to become detached or separated; take off

• separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment

• come to be detached

dismantle
verbv
verb

• tear down so as to make flat with the ground

• take apart into its constituent pieces

• take off or remove

rip
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a dissolute man in fashionable society

• an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

• a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current

• the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

verb

• tear or be torn violently

• move precipitously or violently

• cut (wood) along the grain

• take without the owner's consent

• criticize or abuse strongly and violently

separate
verbv
adjective

• independent; not united or joint

noun

• a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

• a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

adjective satellite

• standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

• separated according to race, sex, class, or religion

• have the connection undone; having become separate

verb

• act as a barrier between; stand between

• force, take, or pull apart

• mark as different

• separate into parts or portions

• divide into components or constituents

• arrange or order by classes or categories

• make a division or separation

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• go one's own way; move apart

• become separated into pieces or fragments

• treat differently on the basis of sex or race

• move or break apart

• divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

tear
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands

• an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

• an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

• the act of tearing

verb

• fill with tears or shed tears

• separate or cause to separate abruptly

• to separate or be separated by force

• move quickly and violently

• strip of feathers

unfasten
verbv
verb

• cause to become undone

• become undone or untied

unravel
verbv
verb

• become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

• disentangle

• become undone

unsew
verbv
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unstitch
verb, nounv, n
verb

• To take out stitches from.

• To unravel or disunite; to cause to come apart.

Alternatives for CUT

Alternatives for DETACH

Alternatives for DISMANTLE

Alternatives for RIP

Alternatives for SEPARATE

Alternatives for TEAR

Alternatives for UNFASTEN

Alternatives for UNRAVEL

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