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as intransparent
very thin and easy to see throughwe had to get window shades because passersby could see right through oursheer curtains

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verb

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as into deviate
to change one's course or directionthe cruise shipsheered to the northwest, putting it safely out of the path of the hurricane

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as into veer
to depart abruptly from a straight line or coursethe carsheered to avoid hitting the dog

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How is the wordsheer different from other adjectives like it?

Some common synonyms ofsheer areabrupt,precipitous, andsteep. While all these words mean "having an incline approaching the perpendicular,"sheer suggests an unbroken perpendicular expanse.

sheer cliffs that daunted the climbers

When wouldabrupt be a good substitute forsheer?

Although the wordsabrupt andsheer have much in common,abrupt implies a sharper pitch and a sudden break in the level.

a beach with anabrupt drop-off

When isprecipitous a more appropriate choice thansheer?

The meanings ofprecipitous andsheer largely overlap; however,precipitous applies to an incline approaching the vertical.

the river winds through aprecipitous gorge

When is it sensible to usesteep instead ofsheer?

While in some cases nearly identical tosheer,steep implies such sharpness of pitch that ascent or descent is very difficult.

asteep hill
asteep dive

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Recent Examples ofsheer
Adjective
Take your pick of six creamy shades ranging from rich brown to supersheer—all will give your lips a high gloss shine.—Conçetta Ciarlo,Vogue, 27 Apr. 2025Horsetail Falls Further up the gorge, Horsetail Falls spills 176 feet down asheerrock face.—Evie Carrick,Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
Decades of despair tosheerdelight for Commanders fans: The Washington Commanders will be playing in the NFC championship game next Sunday, one game away from the Super Bowl.—Jim Reineking,USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025John Fabiano was documenting the working dogs of the country and visited a wool farm duringsheeringseason.—Cecilia Rodriguez,Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024See All Example Sentences forsheer
Recent Examples of Synonyms forsheer
  1. transparent
  2. utter
  3. steep
  4. deviate
  5. veer
  6. translucent
  7. pure
  8. mountainous
Adjective
  • To paraphrase Bochner, the thesaurus is nottransparent.
    — Jeffrey Weiss,Artforum, 1 May 2025
  • One downside of selling physical gold is traditionally high trading costs — and those costs are typically nottransparent, Kristof said.
    — Jessica Dickler,Greg Iacurci,CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Talk about the low of the low, whatutterscumbags.
    — Davey Winder,Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • But sometimes, such as in crosswalks during peak commuting times, that order turns toutterchaos.
    — Gayoung Lee,Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In some older buildings, condo owners are being asked to paysteepspecial assessments that threaten to force some people out of their homes.
    — Greg Allen,NPR, 3 May 2025
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health would all facesteepreductions.
    — Arkansas Online,Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
Verb
  • Related Articles While not completelydeviatingfrom his wartime attire, Zelensky partially adhered to the Vatican’s dress code for the somber occasion.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg,Footwear News, 27 Apr. 2025
  • That exemplified her approach, even if her first cookbook sometimesdeviatedfrom that mission.
    — Danielle Dorsey,Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Authorities believe Souza was traveling on the highway when the truckveeredand landed in the river, Fox2 reported.
    — Julia Gomez,USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Several looksveeredaway from tradition and were not a typical bridal white.
    — Kati Chitrakorn,CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • If shimmer’s not your vibe, opt for thetranslucentClear Glass shade, or for a tad of twinkle, reach for the rosy-gold Glassy Pink Opal.
    — Annie Blackman,Allure, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The face sunscreen can be used under makeup as a face primer, over makeup as a finishing step, or on its own for atranslucentmatte finish.
    — Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom.,FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The spacesuits used for spacewalks are filled with oxygen and the astronauts breathe inpureoxygen for several hours to get rid of nitrogen in their bodies.
    — Mary Kekatos,ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The pink boxes were cheaper thanpurewhite because they were made from leftover cardboard stock.
    — Bedatri D. Choudhury,Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The two nuclear-armed rivals have fought three wars over themountainousterritory that is divided by a de-facto border called the Line of Control.
    — Tom Rogers,MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
  • So Cordero set out to make a video game about it from the perspective of a child in Quito, Ecuador’smountainouscapital.
    — Lewis Gordon,New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Sheer.”Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheer. Accessed 8 May. 2025.

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