Pare

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To reduce or cut something down gradually by removing small amounts at a time.

“The company had to pare costs in order to survive the economic downturn.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/peə(r)/

Related Words

Synonyms

whittleskin peel trim

Antonyms

increase expand grow

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in ARE, sounds like pair and pear, so homophones can confuse, contains A and E vowels

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Scrabble

PARE scores 6 points, E ending allows PARED, PARER, or PARES as natural extensions

Words Related to Pare

Anagrams of Pare

Words that use exactly the same letters as “pare”.

aper pear reap

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “pare” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bare care dare fare gare hare iare pace page pale para park part pure rare ware

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “pare”.

amper apers apert aperu apery apres apter arpen asper caper carpe crape drape frape gaper grape hepar japer lepra opera pacer padre pager paler

Longer words starting with Pare

Words that begin with “pare”.

pared parel paren parer pares pareu parent parers pareve parents parental parenting

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