Synonyms of whittles (down)

whittles (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of whittle (down)

as in cuts down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cuts down
• cuts back
• crops
• turns down
• knocks down
• retrenches
• clips
• shortens
• decreases
• prunes
• truncates
• reduces
• curtails
• docks
• slashes
• abridges
• pares
• abbreviates
• nicks
• trims
• disapproves
• spurns
• lessens
• cuts
• depletes
• negatives
• lowers
• dwindles
• downsizes
• dents
• repudiates
• eases
• rejects
• refuses
• throws away
• downscales
• declines
• abates
• contracts
• throws out
• compresses
• discards
• condenses
• de-escalates
• constricts
• winnows
• culls
• minimizes
• shrinks
• drops
• jettisons
• deflates
• moderates
• modulates
• modifies
• qualifies
• screens
• sieves
• sifts
• bolts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• singles (out)
• takes
• selects
• elects
• chooses
• prefers
• picks
• names
• opts (for)
• marks
• tags
• sets
• adds (to)
• designates
• tabs
• settles (on or upon)
• accepts
• taps
• appoints
• fixes
• adopts
• embraces
• nominates
• extends
• espouses
• culls
• swells
• inflates
• blows up
• handpicks
• dilates
• cherry-picks
• lengthens
• preselects
• prolongs
• enhances
• supplements
• increases
• complements
• distends
• elongates
• intensifies
• heightens
• expands
• protracts
• augments
• raises
• amplifies
• escalates
• enlarges
• boosts
• redoubles
• aggrandizes