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Synonyms for Sheer (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (so thin as to transmit light):
cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, transparent, vaporous, gauze-like, vapourous

WordNet sense 2 (of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section):
thin

WordNet sense 3 (turn sharply; change direction abruptly):
curve, cut, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer

WordNet sense 4 (not mixed with extraneous elements):
plain, unmixed, unmingled

WordNet sense 5 (free of extraneous elements of any kind):
pure

WordNet sense 6 (very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front):
bluff, bold

WordNet sense 7 (having a sharp inclination):
steep

WordNet sense 8 (complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers):
absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down

WordNet sense 9 (having every necessary or normal part or component or step):
complete

WordNet sense 10 (straight up or down without a break):
perpendicularly


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