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Adverb

SHEER

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2 senses for sheer as a Verb:

Synonyms:
- Swerve
- Sheer
- Curve
- Trend
- Veer
- Slue
- Slew
- Cut
Definitions:
- turn sharply
- change direction abruptly
Examples:
- The car cut to the left at the intersection
- The motorbike veered to the right
Synonyms:
- Sheer
Definitions:
- cause to sheer
Examples:
- She sheered her car around the obstacle

4 senses for sheer as an Adjective:

Synonyms:
- Absolute
- Downright
- Out-and-out
- Rank
- Right-down
- Sheer
Definitions:
- complete and without restriction or qualification
- sometimes used informally as intensifiers
Examples:
- Absolute freedom
- An absolute dimwit
- A downright lie
- Out-and-out mayhem
- An out-and-out lie
- A rank outsider
- Many right-down vices
- Got the job through sheer persistence
- Sheer stupidity
Antonyms:
- Incomplete
- Uncomplete
Synonyms:
- Plain
- Sheer
- Unmingled
- Unmixed
Definitions:
- not mixed with extraneous elements
Examples:
- Plain water
- Sheer wine
- Not an unmixed blessing
Antonyms:
- Impure
Synonyms:
- Bluff
- Bold
- Sheer
Definitions:
- very steep
- having a prominent and almost vertical front
Examples:
- A bluff headland
- Where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
- A sheer descent of rock
Antonyms:
- Gradual
Synonyms:
- Diaphanous
- Filmy
- Gauzy
- Gauze-like
- Gossamer
- See-through
- Sheer
- Transparent
- Vaporous
- Vapourous
- Cobwebby
Definitions:
- so thin as to transmit light
Examples:
- A hat with a diaphanous veil
- Filmy wings of a moth
- Gauzy clouds of dandelion down
- Gossamer cobwebs
- Sheer silk stockings
- Transparent chiffon
- Vaporous silks
Antonyms:
- Thick

2 senses for sheer as an Adverb:

Synonyms:
- Sheer
- Perpendicularly
Definitions:
- straight up or down without a break
Synonyms:
- Sheer
Definitions:
- directly
Examples:
- He fell sheer into the water

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