paring
The word “paring” has 2 syllables: par-ing
It's pronounced as /ˈpɛr.ɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for paring?
In the thesaurus, “paring” has 53 synonyms and 4 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for paring along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for paring
- bit
- bobbing
- chip
- chop
- chunk
- clipping
- cropping
- curtailing
- cut
- cutlet
- cutting
- cutting back
- dent
- docking
- flake
- fragment
- gobbet
- hunk
- length
- lump
- manicuring
- mowing
- needle
- nick
- nipping
- notch
- part
- pinching
- polling
- portion
- pruning
- scrap
- scratch
- section
- segment
- shaving
- shearing
- shortening
- shred
- skiving
- slice
- sliver
- snip
- snippet
- snipping
- splinter
- stumping
- thorn
- trimming
- wafer
- wedge
- whittling
- wood
Antonyms for paring
- elongating
- extending
- lengthening
- whole
Meanings of paring
- verb
- To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
- (often with down or back) to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
- To trim the hoof of a horse.
- noun
- A fragment or shaving that has been pared.
- The cutting off of the surface of grassland for tillage.
Example Sentences
- She was paring the apple with a small knife.
- He spent the afternoon paring down unnecessary expenses.
- The chef was paring the vegetables before cooking.
- She carefully avoided cutting herself while paring the potatoes.
- The artist was paring away excess material to refine the sculpture.
On this page you'll find 57 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to paring, such as: bit, bobbing, chip, chop, chunk, clipping, cropping.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
economy
- affordable
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- carefulness
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- curtailment
- cutback
- discount
- discretion
- downscale
- economical
- efficiency
- forehandedness
- frugality
- husbandry
- in bulk
- inexpensive
- low-priced
- meanness
- measuredness
- miserliness
- moderation
- niggardliness
- no-frills
- parcity
- parsimony
- penny-pinching
- providence
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- restraint
- retrenchment
- saving
- scrimping
- self-control
- skimping
- sparingness
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- sustainability
- temperance
- thrift
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eliding
- abating
- abbreviating
- abridging
- abstracting
- blacking out
- bleeping
- blipping
- blotting out
- blue-penciling
- bowdlerizing
- canceling
- cancelling
- censoring
- clipping
- compressing
- constricting
- contracting
- cropping
- curtailing
- cutting
- cutting back
- cutting down
- de-escalating
- decreasing
- deflating
- deleing
- deleting
- digesting
- diminishing
- docking
- downsizing
- dwindling
- effacing
- encapsulating
- epitomizing
- eradicating
- erasing
- excising
- expunging
- expurgating
- killing
- laundering
- lessening
- lowering
- moderating
- modifying
- obliterating
- paring
- pruning
- recapitulating
- red-penciling
- redacting
- reducing
- removing
- repressing
- retrenching
- rubbing out
- shortening
- shrinking
- silencing
- slashing
- summarizing
- summing up
- suppressing
- syncopating
- tapering
- trimming
- truncating
- wiping out
callous
- abusive
- acrimonious
- affectless
- apathetic
- austere
- barbarous
- bestial
- blind to
- boorish
- brutal
- brutish
- careless
- case-hardened
- cold
- cold-blooded
- compassionless
- cruel
- deaf to
- desensitized
- disagreeable
- evil-minded
- frosty
- grim
- hard
- hard-bitten
- hard-boiled
- hard-hearted
- hardened
- hardhearted
- harsh
- hateful
- heartless
- heavy-handed
- heedless
- ill-natured
- ill-tempered
- impassive
- impenitent
- inconsiderate
- indifferent
- indurate
- indurated
- inflexible
- inhuman
- inhumane
- insensate
- insensible
- insensitive
- insentient
- inured
- ironfisted
- ironhanded
- ironhearted
- jackbooted
- knock-down-and-drag-out
- malevolent
- malicious
- mean
- merciless
- obdurate
- oppressive
- pachydermatous
- pitiless
- rancorous
- remorseless
- rough
- rough-and-tumble
- ruthless
- savage
- severe
- slash-and-burn
- sledgehammer
- soulless
- spiritless
- spiteful
- stern
- stiff
- stoney
- stony
- stonyhearted
- stubborn
- surly
- take-no-prisoners
- thick-skinned
- thoughtless
- torpid
- tough
- toughened
- unaffected
- unbending
- uncaring
- uncharitable
- uncompassionate
- unconcerned
- unfeeling
- unfriendly
- ungentle
- unimpressionable
- unloving
- unmerciful
- unresponsive
- unsparing
- unsusceptible
- unsympathetic
- unthinking
- vicious
- virulent
bare-bones
- ascetic
- austere
- bare
- barren
- basic
- basic facts
- basics
- core
- deficient
- economical
- essential elements
- exiguous
- frame
- hand-to-mouth
- inadequate
- infertile
- insufficient
- lacking
- least
- light
- littlest
- lowest
- meager
- mere
- minimal
- niggardly
- no-frills
- plain
- poor
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- short
- skeleton
- skimp
- skimpy
- slender
- slight
- slightest
- slim
- small
- spare
- sparing
- sparse
- spartan
- sterile
- stingy
- thin
- unadorned
- undercarriage
- unembellished
- unfruitful
- unproductive
- wanting
haet
- ace
- atom
- bit
- bite
- chip
- clipping
- crumb
- dab
- dash
- dribble
- driblet
- drop
- flake
- fleck
- flyspeck
- fraction
- fragment
- grain
- granule
- halfpenny
- iota
- jot
- kenning
- lick
- minim
- mite
- modicum
- molecule
- morsel
- mote
- mouthful
- nibble
- nubbin
- nugget
- nutshell
- ounce
- paring
- part
- particle
- patch
- pinch
- portion
- scrap
- scruple
- section
- shard
- shaving
- shiver
- shred
- sliver
- smatter
- smidge
- smidgen
- smidgeon
- smidgin
- smithereens
- snip
- snippet
- speck
- splinter
- spot
- strain
- streak
- suspicion
- taste
- tidbit
- titbit
- tittle
- touch
- trace
- whisper
- whit