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. Daniel Field:

   Human activity is causing deforestation on a massive scale, we know that the diversity of bird communities is impacted by the availability of forests -- when forests are cut down in favor of, for example, palm oil monoculture, bird diversity is slashed. It's probable that, if this kind of deforestation continues unabated, it will leave an indelible signature on the evolution of birdlife.

2. 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.

3. Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images:

   I do a lot of exercise, but its really the gardening cutting down a hedge, using my chainsaw to cut down a tree, logging, all of that stuff I do. So, Im very active.

4. Garo Paylan:

   Hrant was cut down trying to shed a light on the genocide, making the lie unsustainable ... People saw that until this 100-year-old wound heals, Turkey will be crippled.

5. Aneesh Srivastava:

   These companies know that with digital services you can cut down the number of people that need to work out of client locations and that visa costs do not pose a long-term threat, with legacy business shrinking, the larger digital becomes, the more it can move the needle in terms of top line growth.

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