shaven

[shey-vuhn] / ˈʃeɪ vən /

ADJECTIVE

bald

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bare hairless naked

STRONG

baldheaded depilated exposed head smooth uncovered

WEAK

barren glabrous skin head stark

Antonyms

WEAK

hairy hirsute

ADJECTIVE

hairless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bald clean-shaven shaved

WEAK

baldheaded beardless cue ball depilated glabrate glabrescent glabrous shorn skinhead smooth smooth-faced tonsured whiskerless

Antonyms

WEAK

furry hairy hirsute

ADJECTIVE

smooth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continuous creamy easy effortless flat fluid gentle glossy mild peaceful polished quiet serene shiny silky sleek soft stable steady tranquil uneventful velvety

STRONG

even flush horizontal invariable plain plane regular soothing still uniform

WEAK

bland equable fluent frictionless glassy hairless lustrous mirrorlike monotonous planate rhythmic rippleless unbroken undeviating undisturbed uninterrupted unruffled untroubled unvarying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitated broken clamorous complex complicated demanding difficult discontinuous disturbed dull excited hard harsh intermittent intricate loud noisy raised rough sharp strict strong troubled turbulent unfixed unstable violent wild wobbly

STRONG

abnormal changing different extraordinary inconsistent irregular uncommon uneven upright variable vertical

WEAK

coarse uncool wrinkled

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Detainees in brown uniforms - with shaven heads - sit silent and motionless on thin mattresses, on opposite sides of a cell.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

The Sheriff’s Department is looking for the suspect, who was described as a Black male, 6 feet, 2 inches tall, 180 pounds and with a shaven head.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

And then there are the images of the migrants deported to a notorious El Salvador prison, shackled one behind the other in prison garb, their heads bowed and shaven.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

Black-bearded, with a shaven and shiny head, he’s wearing a Star Wars T-shirt that declares “Your Empire Needs You”.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024

Scrimgeour scratched his badly shaven cheek, scrutinizing Harry.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

shaven

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