WHITTLED (DOWN) Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

whittled (down)

verb

past tense of whittle (down)

as in cut down

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If the war does indeed come to an end and oil keeps falling, Warsh might get breathing room for rate cuts down the line.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Courtesy of the Abu Haikal family Haikal said his family’s own homes have been targeted in settler attacks, including having stones thrown at their home, their crops destroyed, trees cut down and property stolen.

— Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 16 June 2026

Definition of cut down

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While many breweries are indeed closing or cutting back, some more expansive taprooms with food options — including 30hop and Big Grove Brewery — are making a splash in the metro.

— Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
That would allow the market to self-correct by cutting back on spending.

— Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of cut back

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The volume in Ballhalla had been turned down to church-youth-league levels.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
There were no signs marking the farm, but Marris turned down a dirt road and spotted its 23-year-old owner, Courtney Baker, with long blond hair and a tan, standing by a metal gate near a white pickup truck.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned down

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But his backwards pass was knocked down by Oklahoma State’s Christian Bodnar and returned for a touchdown by Jackson.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Courville and Reynolds started filming the neighborhood in 2013, after a redbrick building around the corner on Douglas and Third was knocked down.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026

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