Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Used to emphasize a large amount or degree of something, or to describe something that is completely clear or steep.
Sheer
/ʃɪə/Synonyms:
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Examples:
By sheer audacity.
It was sheer jugglery of fate.
The first side is, sheer Insolence.
Etymology:
From Middle English ‘shere’, from Old English ‘scīeran’ meaning ‘to shear, cut’ or ‘shere’, from Old English ‘scīer’ meaning ‘bright, pure’.
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