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Sheer

🔄 Synonyms of "Sheer"

29 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
slewnoun	A large amount.
gossamernoun	Anything delicate, light and flimsy.
plainnoun	Simple, unaltered.
diaphanous	Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
purenoun	Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
boldverb	Courageous, daring.
ranknoun	Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross.
sluenoun	(intransitive) To rotate on an axis; to pivot.
vaporous	Of or relating to vapour; also, having the characteristics or consistency of vapour.
curvenoun	A gentle bend, such as in a road.
thinverb	Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
bluffnoun	(countable or uncountable) An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.
swerveverb	To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
veerverb	(intransitive) To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
cutverb	(chiefly transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
steepverb	Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
transparentnoun	(of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
gauzy	Resembling gauze; light, thin, translucent.
downrightnoun	(figurative) Completely, wholly.
filmy	Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzy
see-through	Transparent or translucent; that can be seen through.
out-and-out	Complete, utter.
cobwebby	Resembling a cobweb or cobwebs.
perpendicularly	In a perpendicular manner.
unmixed	Pure, not mixed or combined.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sheer"

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Word	Definition
gauzy	Resembling gauze; light, thin, translucent.
filmy	Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzy
cut	(participial adjective) Having been cut.
curve	(obsolete) Bent without angles; crooked; curved.
sluenoun	(intransitive) To rotate on an axis; to pivot.
vaporous	Of or relating to vapour; also, having the characteristics or consistency of vapour.
slewnoun	A large amount.
plain	Simple, unaltered.
steep	Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
diaphanous	Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
bold	Courageous, daring.
transparent	(of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
see-through	Transparent or translucent; that can be seen through.
swerveverb	To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
thin	Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
veerverb	(intransitive) To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
trendnoun	A fad or fashion style.
gossamer	Tenuous, light, filmy or delicate.
cobwebby	Resembling a cobweb or cobwebs.
perpendicularly	In a perpendicular manner.