Antonyms for cut downcut down

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1. cut down

   Antonyms:
   amplify, augment, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, extend, increase, unfold, widen

   Synonyms:
   abbreviate, abridge, amputate, boil down, condense, curtail, epitomize, reduce, retrench, sum up, summarize

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1. • Baseball
   • Cut
   • Decrease
   • Stop
   • Strike

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1. reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring downverb

   cut down on; make a reduction in

   "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

   Synonyms:
   clip, cut out, skip, strike down, ignore, cut off, put down, lop, knock down, reduce, curtail, turn off, fell, trim, tailor, visit, shave, quash, cut, overthrow, cut back, mow, land, turn out, lose weight, shrink, slew, rationalise, switch off, prune, melt off, trim down, snip, contract, dress, shorten, thin, make out, geld, rationalize, disregard, down, snub, push down, inflict, subvert, slim down, concentrate, garnish, slue, tighten, abbreviate, bring down, pull down, restrict, keep down, hack, impose, flash back, subdue, deoxidise, burn, subjugate, curb, issue, edit, edit out, come down, repress, let down, foreshorten, dilute, write out, thin out, curve, swerve, get down, scale down, crop, drop, take down, boil down, pare, slenderize, trend, lower, abridge, deoxidize, sheer, slash, veer, overturn, decoct, slim, trim back

2. slash, cut downverb

   cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

   Synonyms:
   thresh about, jactitate, bring down, toss, trounce, welt, cut out, fell, push down, convulse, slash, trim down, reduce, strap, cut, cut back, strike down, knock down, trim, pull down, lather, whip, thresh, lash, down, flog, thrash about, gash, thrash, trim back, drop, mow

3. down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull downverb

   cause to come or go down

   "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

   Synonyms:
   land, push down, bring down, pull down, coldcock, mow, raze, trim down, slash, tear down, deck, take down, go through, cut out, dismantle, cut, belt down, trim back, trim, floor, fell, fine-tune, shoot down, kill, reduce, toss off, pour down, level, bolt down, drink down, cut back, strike down, down, refine, drop, pop, devour, dump, knock down, consume, rase, polish, blast

4. cut down, cut outverb

   intercept (a player)

   Synonyms:
   trim down, bring down, cut back, knock down, strike down, fell, trim back, scratch out, slash, down, reduce, cut, push down, drop, pull down, cut out, trim, cut off, mow

5. mow, cut downverb

   cut with a blade or mower

   "mow the grass"

   Synonyms:
   trim down, bring down, cut back, knock down, strike down, fell, push down, trim back, slash, down, reduce, cut, pout, drop, pull down, cut out, mop, trim, mow

6. fell, drop, strike down, cut downverb

   cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

   "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

   Synonyms:
   unload, push down, fell, bring down, dribble, pull down, send packing, mow, fly, drop off, dismiss, slash, drop down, sink, down, drip, degenerate, deteriorate, knock down, cut, cut out, trim back, overleap, trim, strike down, leave out, throw, cast, pretermit, put down, neglect, devolve, reduce, expend, send away, set down, flatten, swing, trim down, shake off, throw off, throw away, dangle, drop, discharge, spend, overlook, knock off, miss, cut back, vanish, cast off, cancel, shed, omit

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1. cut down

   Synonyms:
   fell, retrench, curtail, reduce

How to use cut down in a sentence?

1. Cornerstone Macro economist Roberto Perli:

   I bet the statement will ... leave the door open to more, to at least another 25 (basis-point cut) down the road.

2. John Ioannidis:

   Much of what makes current testing expensive is that companies are used to making a large profit, even if you were using some of the oldest technology available, a company could charge less and cut down on the cost, but everyone in a part of a large bureaucracy involved in the current system wants to take a cut.

3. Norman Abjorensen:

   He's been badly wounded, probably mortally wounded, today has made him really a political corpse waiting to be cut down.

4. Producer Bianca Balbuena:

   The Berlinale gave us the freedom, they didn't ask us to cut down the length of the film.

5. Edward Tricomi:

   Use a blow-dry serum on your hair as it dries, add the serum and then comb through your hair – the serum will help cut down frizziness.

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