Synonyms of pruned

pruned 1 of 2

adjective

as in trimmed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trimmed
• curtailed
• cut
• shortened
• abridged
• abbreviated
• concise
• pithy
• succinct
• terse
• ambiguous
• indeterminate
• brief
• compact
• crisp
• short
• vague
• sketchy
• nondescript
• summary
• nebulous
• compendious
• unspecified
• nonspecific
• general
• broad
• overall
• bird's-eye

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• detailed
• particular
• full
• thorough
• elaborate
• particularized
• minute
• circumstantial
• enumerated
• itemized
• listed
• specific
• inventoried
• specified
• delineated
• blow-by-blow
• numerated

pruned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of prune

as in shaved

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument

pruned the dead branches from the old apple tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaved
• trimmed
• cut
• clipped
• mowed
• sheared
• snipped
• pared
• cropped
• bobbed
• nipped
• polled
• cut back
• docked
• lopped (off)
• whittled
• manicured
• shortened
• curtailed
• pinched
• skived
• stumped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extended
• lengthened
• elongated