Need another word that means the same as “clipped”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “clipped” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Clipped” are: terse, brusque, abrupt, blunt, short, monosyllabic, summary, snappy, snappish, sharp, crisp, tart
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “clipped” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| abrupt | Steep; precipitous. Abrupt prose. |
| blunt | Used of a knife or other blade; not sharp. The blunt tip of the leaf. |
| brusque | Abrupt or offhand in speech or manner. Try to cultivate a less brusque manner. |
| crisp | (of a way of speaking) briskly decisive and matter-of-fact, without hesitation or unnecessary detail. A crisp retort. |
| monosyllabic | Having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable. A monosyllabic footballer. |
| sharp | Of a key having a sharp or sharps in the signature. A sharp worded exchange. |
| short | Of a vowel categorized as short with regard to quality and length e g in standard British English the vowel in good is short as distinct from the long vowel u in food. Short in stature. |
| snappish | (of a dog) irritable and inclined to bite. She was often snappish with the children. |
| snappy | Smart and fashionable. Snappy catchphrases. |
| summary | Performed speedily and without formality. A summary execution. |
| terse | Brief and to the point; effectively cut short. Short and terse and easy to understand. |
| audio | The sound elements of television. They always raise the audio for commercials. |
| beard | Go along the rim like a beard around the chin. The beard permitted the manipulator to protect the odds. |
| blockbuster | A large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block. A blockbuster film. |
| broadcast | Broadcast over the airwaves as in radio or television. We don t want to broadcast our unhappiness to the world. |
| camcorder | A portable combined video camera and video recorder. |
| camera | Television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam. A photographer s camera flashed. |
| clipping | The act of clipping or snipping. He searched through piles of letters and clippings. |
| cutting | The act of cutting something into parts. An archive of newspaper cuttings. |
| drama | A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage. Renaissance drama. |
| intersperse | Place at intervals in or among. Deep pools interspersed by shallow shingle banks. |
| newscaster | Someone who broadcasts the news. |
| pare | Cut small bits or pare shavings from. Pare one s fingernails. |
| photographer | A person who takes photographs, especially as a job. A freelance press photographer. |
| playback | A pre-recorded musical soundtrack mimed to by an actor. We listened to several playbacks in the control room. |
| preview | See or inspect (something) before it is used or becomes generally available. I have photos of the goods if anyone would like a preview. |
| projector | A promoter of a dubious or fraudulent enterprise. He was a tobacco grower and projector. |
| razor | Shave with a razor. The tapered cut is razored to give movement. |
| recorder | A judge in certain courts. A recorder of rural life. |
| satellite | Transmitted by satellite using or relating to satellite technology. With good motorway and rail links satellite towns like Thornbury have grown rapidly. |
| shave | Cut (a thin slice or slices) from the surface of something. Scott shaved the post in the 29th minute. |
| shaving | The action of shaving. Shaving foam. |
| shear | Shear the wool from. I ll shear off all that fleece. |
| snip | An act of snipping something. About 6 000 men get the snip every year and numbers are increasing. |
| snippet | A small piece or brief extract. Snippets of information about the war. |
| tape | Record sound or pictures on audio or video tape or by digital means. A tape of a radio talk. |
| television | An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen. A television camera. |
| trim | Adjust the balance of a ship or aircraft by rearranging its cargo or by means of its trim tabs. The buildings were off white with a blue trim. |
| tv | Broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects – Ernie Kovacs. The British call a tv set a telly. |
| video | Make a video recording of something broadcast on television. A video library. |
| whittle | English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996. Whittle a piece of wood. |
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