sheer
205
4.3
- adjective
- /ʃɪr/
:
absoluto
- And it was just like that moment of sheer surprise and joy.
- sheer numbers
- sheer size
- sheer volume
There is no substitute in life for sheer, honest, hard work.
- There is no substitute in life for sheer, honest, hard work.
- They were delivering by the sheer power of him pushing them.
- It wore me down with its sheer pointlessness, so I quit.
- That it's also just that the sheer literal weight.
- I'm saying that the sheer logic checks out.
- In another way that love bombing works is by sheer intensity.
- Hopefully when they read the book, they realize this is sheer madness.
- And they're going to, with sheer confidence, tell me.
- But we've just done it through just like sheer volume, sheer scale.
- I don't just impose duties on myself for the sheer fun of it, right?
- We held together in the face of sheer soul shattering terror.
- And the ultimately KSI just won by sheer determination.
- What character has Thomas shown other than sheer selfishness and entitlement?
- Faith becomes a, as Hegel says, a sheer yearning.
- The thing that kept me fired up was sheer embarrassment.
- The size of the empire, its sheer massive size.
- There's the fastest guy, not, I mean, just sheer speed can't beat.
Examples
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Sweat beading on my brow, I was in an official moment of sheer panic.
Academic text (2013) -
There were convincing arguments for the invasion, and the sheer simplicity of the most convincing was breathtaking.
Academic text (2008) -
Then there is the matter of the sheer amount of territory here.
Academic text (2011) -
There is no substitute in life for sheer, honest, hard work.
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Looking over the schedule, I was concerned about the sheer amount of contact time students had with their instruments.
Academic text (2008) -
Hopefully when they read the book, they realize this is sheer madness.
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I began to appreciate the power, the magnitude, the sheer force that had been unleashed by my little story.
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The sheer beauty of the sunset took my breath away.
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She felt a sheer sense of joy when she saw her friends after many years.
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The sheer amount of work required for the project was overwhelming.
Synonyms
204
3.9
Complete to show the highest degree
7
4.9
Completely bad or not acceptable, with no good quality
7
6.3
A complete and clear example of something, often a bad one
1
6.8
Complete and clearly wrong
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Etymology
Sheer: When sheer is used to emphasize big amount or degree, it comes from the same old root scir meaning 'pure' or 'unmixed', so 'sheer determination' means a choice that is 'pure' and complete, with nothing else behind it.