Sheer vs. Unmitigated — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sheer and Unmitigated
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Definitions
Sheer➦
Nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis)
She giggled with sheer delight
It's been sheer hard work
Unmitigated➦
Not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; unrelieved
Unmitigated suffering.
Sheer➦
(especially of a cliff or wall) perpendicular or nearly so
The sheer ice walls
Unmitigated➦
Without qualification or exception; absolute
An unmitigated lie.
Sheer➦
(of a fabric) very thin; diaphanous
Sheer white silk chiffon
Unmitigated➦
Not mitigated.
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Sheer➦
Perpendicularly
The ridge fell sheer, in steep crags
Unmitigated➦
(intensifier) Total, complete, utter.
Their handling of the recent diplomatic crisis was an unmitigated disaster.
Sheer➦
Completely; right
She went sheer forward when the door was open
Unmitigated➦
Not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier;
Unmitigated suffering
An unmitigated horror
An unmitigated lie
Sheer➦
A very fine or diaphanous fabric or article
She ditched her glossy sheers while pregnant
I put up the new curtains and sheers
Sheer➦
A sudden deviation from a course, especially by a boat.
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Sheer➦
The upward slope of a ship's lines towards the bow and stern.
Sheer➦
(typically of a boat) swerve or change course quickly
The boat sheered off to beach further up the coast
Sheer➦
To swerve or cause to swerve from a course.
Sheer➦
A swerving or deviating course.
Sheer➦
The upward curve or amount of upward curve of the longitudinal lines of a ship's hull as viewed from the side.
Sheer➦
The position in which a ship at anchor is maintained in order to keep it clear of the anchor.
Sheer➦
One that is sheer, such as a curtain.
Sheer➦
Thin, fine, and translucent
Sheer curtains.
Sheer chiffon.
Sheer➦
Completely such, without qualification or exception
Sheer stupidity.
Sheer happiness.
Sheer➦
Free from admixture or adulterants; unmixed
Sheer alcohol.
Sheer➦
Considered or operating apart from anything else
Got the job through sheer persistence.
Sheer➦
Almost perpendicular; steep
Sheer rock cliffs. See Synonyms at steep1.
Sheer➦
Almost perpendicularly.
Sheer➦
Completely; altogether.
Sheer➦
(textiles) Very thin or transparent.
Her light, sheer dress caught everyone’s attention.
Sheer➦
(obsolete) Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated.
Sheer➦
(by extension) Downright; complete; pure.
I think it is sheer genius to invent such a thing.
This poem is sheer nonsense.
Through technological wizardry and sheer audacity, Google has shown how we can transform the intellectual riches of our libraries....
Sheer➦
Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.
The army's sheer size made it impossible to resist.
Sheer➦
Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
It was a sheer drop of 180 feet.
Sheer➦
(archaic) Clean; quite; at once.
Sheer➦
A sheer curtain or fabric.
Sheer➦
(nautical) The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.
Sheer➦
(nautical) An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship.
Sheer➦
To swerve from a course.
A horse sheers at a bicycle.
Sheer➦
(obsolete) To shear.
Sheer➦
Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.
Thou sheer, immaculate, and silver fountain.
Sheer➦
Very thin or transparent; - applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin.
Sheer➦
Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense.
It is not a sheer advantage to have several strings to one's bow.
Sheer➦
Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular.
A sheer precipice of a thousand feet.
It was at leastNine roods of sheer ascent.
Sheer➦
Clean; quite; at once.
Sheer➦
To shear.
Sheer➦
To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to turn aside; to swerve; as, a ship sheers from her course; a horse sheers at a bicycle.
Sheer➦
The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side.
Sheer➦
A turn or change in a course.
Give the canoe a sheer and get nearer to the shore.
Sheer➦
Shears See Shear.
Sheer➦
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly;
The car cut to the left at the intersection
The motorbike veered to the right
Sheer➦
Cause to sheer;
She sheered her car around the obstacle
Sheer➦
Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers;
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
Sheer➦
Not mixed with extraneous elements;
Plain water
Sheer wine
Not an unmixed blessing
Sheer➦
Very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front;
A bluff headland
Where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
A sheer descent of rock
Sheer➦
So thin as to transmit light;
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
Sheer➦
Straight up or down without a break
Sheer➦
Directly;
He fell sheer into the water
