Synonyms of hewed

hewed

verb

past tense of hew

1

as in mowed

to bring down by cutting

laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mowed
• cut (down)
• felled
• chopped (down)
• demolished
• levelled
• flattened
• razed
• leveled
• bulldozed
• tore down

2

as in adhered

to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion

decided to hew to the original plan rather than change everything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adhered
• clung
• stuck
• glued
• cleaved
• bound
• clove
• fastened
• fused
• cohered
• united

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fell
• dropped
• loosened