Vocabulary
Sheer
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis).
Urdu meaning
سراسر، بالکل،کترا جانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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He had also funded Aligarh Muslim University, while despatching help for the Muslims of Palestine and Turkiye.In business, through sheer hard work, he made a name for himself, and became known as Sindh`s `sugar king`.
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A man of vision
— 2026-04-27
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Seventeen years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs36 million is preposterous and sheer vendetta.
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A call to conscience
— 2026-04-10
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The sheer scale with which solar adoption grew in Pakistan post-2020 made global headlines.
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Net metering fiasco
— 2026-02-12
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Yet the sheer breadth and high status of the disgraced financier`s connections are chilling.
Dawn Editorials —
Epstein files
— 2026-02-07
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What is puzzling, however, is the sheer zeal with which this goal is being pursued, to the point where they are over-performing on the targets set by the IMF.
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Rebuilding reserves
— 2026-01-29
Synonyms
utter, complete, absolute, total, pure, perfect, downright, out-and-out, thorough
Curator example
“she giggled with sheer delight”
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