Synonyms for

Clipped

Verb / klɪpt / Another word for clipped — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Cut or trimmed with scissors or shears.

Synonyms & similar words

jog crop snip dress snipoff lop trim trot curtail unclip nipoff cutback clip nip cutshort prune cut trimmed cropped snipped sheared pruned trimmed shaved chopped shortened reduced curtailed nipped pared

Synonyms by register

Formal

curt abrupt terse concise

Informal

short choppy snappy brief

Literary

truncated laconic pithy

Antonyms

extended elongated lengthened unabridged complete full

Common collocations

  • clipped tone
  • clipped speech
  • clipped accent
  • clipped wings
  • clipped sentence
  • clipped hedge
  • clipped nails

Word family

noun clip
verb clip
adjective clipped

Usage note

Often used to describe speech or a tone that is short, sharp, and sometimes unfriendly. Can also refer to something that has been cut short, like wings or a hedge.

Example sentences

  1. I clipped my nails yesterday.
  2. The barber clipped my hair too short.
  3. I clipped the coupons out of the newspaper.
  4. She clipped the hedge into a neat shape.
  5. He clipped the rope to the anchor.

Quotes

  • I clipped along, and all of a sudden I tripped on a rock and fell flat on my face. - Roy Orbison
  • It's a two-edged sword, the ability to clip music from the Internet. It's convenient, but if you can clip it, someone else can clip it. - Clint Black
  • I think that in the future, clocks won't say three o'clock anymore. They'll just get right to the point and rename three o'clock 'clip'. - Ellen DeGeneres

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