Cut back crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 letters

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Synonyms and Definitions

PARE

• Synonyms: pare down, peel, skin, trim, whittle

PARED

• Synonyms: par, pare

PRUNE

• Synonyms: clip, crop, cut, dress, lop, rationalise, rationalize, snip

LOP

• Synonyms: discerp, prune, sever

SKIMP

• Synonyms: scant, scrimp, stint

REDUCE

• Synonyms: abbreviate, abridge, boil down, bring down, come down, concentrate, contract, cut down, decoct, deoxidise, deoxidize, dilute, foreshorten, keep down, lose weight, melt off, quash, repress, scale down, shorten, shrink, slenderize, slim, slim down, subdue, subjugate, thin, thin out, tighten, trim back, trim down

TRIMMED

• Synonyms: garnish, reduce, shave

REDUCED

• Synonyms: decreased, rock-bottom

ECONOMIZE

• Synonyms: conserve, economise, husband, save

TRIM

• Synonyms: clean-cut, clipping, passementerie, shipshape, spare, tailored, trig, trimming, trimness, well-kept

ABATE

• Synonyms: die away, let up, slack, slack off, slake

LESSENED

• Synonyms: decrease, diminish, diminished, fall, lessen, minify, subside, vitiated, weakened