sheer - Similar and Opposite Words

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Verb

cause to sheer

Synonyms

• sheer

More generic

• channelise
• channelize
• direct
• guide
• head
• maneuver
• manoeuver
• manoeuvre
• point
• steer

Verb

turn sharply; change direction abruptly

Synonyms

• curve
• cut
• sheer
• slew
• slue
• swerve
• trend
• veer

More generic

• turn

More specific

• peel off
• yaw

Adjective

complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

Synonyms

• absolute
• downright
• out-and-out
• rank
• right-down
• sheer

Related

• complete

Adjective

very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

Synonyms

• bluff
• bold
• sheer

Related

• steep

Adjective

not mixed with extraneous elements

Synonyms

• plain
• sheer
• unmingled
• unmixed

Related

• pure

Adjective

so thin as to transmit light

Synonyms

• cobwebby
• diaphanous
• filmy
• gauze-like
• gauzy
• gossamer
• see-through
• sheer
• transparent
• vaporous
• vapourous

Related

• thin

directly

Synonyms

• sheer

straight up or down without a break

Synonyms

• perpendicularly
• sheer

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