Synonyms of hewing

hewing

verb

present participle of hew

1

as in mowing

to bring down by cutting

laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mowing
• cutting (down)
• demolishing
• felling
• chopping (down)
• levelling
• flattening
• tearing down
• bulldozing
• razing
• leveling

2

as in adhering

to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion

decided to hew to the original plan rather than change everything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adhering
• sticking
• clinging
• cleaving
• gluing
• glueing
• binding
• fusing
• uniting
• fastening
• cohering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falling
• loosening
• dropping