Synonyms for mince
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1. mince

   Synonyms:
   attenuate, comminute, palliate, extenuate

   Antonyms:
   exaggerate, amplify, magnify

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1. minceverb

   food chopped into small bits

   "a mince of mushrooms"

2. mince, soften, moderateverb

   make less severe or harsh

   "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"

   Synonyms:
   lead, temper, curb, hold in, tame, relent, control, soften, moderate, hold, cushion, check, break, weaken, tone down, yield, buffer, damp, dampen, chasten, chair, contain

3. minceverb

   walk daintily

   "She minced down the street"

   Synonyms:
   moderate, soften

4. minceverb

   cut into small pieces

   "mince the garlic"

   Synonyms:
   moderate, soften

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1. • Change
   • Chop
   • Walk

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1. minceverb

   Synonyms:
   hash, cut into small pieces

2. minceverb

   Synonyms:
   extenuate, palliate, be mealy-mouthed about, be reserved in speaking of

3. minceverb

   Synonyms:
   affect delicacy

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1. minceverb

   Synonyms:
   hash

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1. List of paraphrases for "mince":

   chew

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How to use mince in a sentence?

1. Michael Griffin:

   I'm not one to mince words — it is an arms race, and critically, we didn't start it.

2. Rashid Elhouli:

   Our team set up another cookout and called all to eat, they had a variety of meals, including lamb kebab, chicken kebab, beef sausages and mince meat.

3. Miguel de Cervantes:

   I was so free with him as not to mince the matter.

4. Harry Reid:

   The deal is this. John Boehner and I got a lot done, but we didn't mince words.

5. Jim Coleman:

   The President did not mince words.