Synonyms of slash

slash 1 of 2

verb

ˈslash 

1

as in to slit

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)

the tire appears to have been deliberately slashed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slit
• slice
• rip
• cut
• pierce
• stab
• split
• bruise
• shear
• incise
• chop
• gash
• tear
• cleave
• sever
• carve
• hack
• crosscut
• rend
• butcher
• chip
• saw
• rive
• scissor
• dissect
• hacksaw
• lacerate
• section
• chisel
• haggle
• mangle
• notch
• cut off
• dice
• mince
• amputate
• anatomize

2

as in to hide

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible

wildly slashing the ground with his club and never once hitting the golf ball he was aiming at

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hide
• whip
• cut
• flick
• switch
• hit
• slap
• leather
• lash
• flail
• thrash
• punch
• knock
• tan
• lick
• flog
• scourge
• spank
• horsewhip
• flagellate
• birch
• maul
• whale
• smack
• bat
• bang
• swipe
• whack
• cowhide
• rawhide
• strap
• clip
• pound
• beat
• cane
• quirt
• clap
• box
• thump
• swat
• club
• touch up
• crack
• bash
• smite
• slug
• rough
• cudgel
• knout
• pummel
• clobber
• pelt
• mangle
• bludgeon
• paste
• sock
• hammer
• slate
• clout
• bop
• paddle
• cuff
• blackjack
• thwack
• belt
• bust
• work over
• lambast
• batter
• lambaste
• fustigate
• bung
• wallop
• lam
• thresh
• buffet
• pommel
• lace
• drub
• lather
• fib
• slog
• whup
• baste
• pistol-whip
• whop
• belabor
• tromp
• whap

slash

2 of 2

noun

as in slit

a long deep cut

made a slash in the fabric with a knife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slit
• tear
• scratch
• rip
• gash
• laceration
• fracture
• rent
• injury
• incision
• wound
• scrape
• score
• abrasion
• crack
• snag
• rupture

Examples of slash in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Rising vacancies would in turn force landlords to slash rents. —Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024

Barclays in February outlined plans to slash £2 billion in costs over the coming years, having axed 5,000 jobs in 2023. —Afp, Fortune Europe, 24 Oct. 2024

Noun

Plus, the slash front pockets are functional and spacious enough to store a small personal belonging, like your house keys. —Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2024

According to a nonpartisan budget watchdog group, a four-year second presidential term from Donald J. Trump would drive Social Security into insolvency in three years and eventually require a slash in benefits by nearly a third. —David Rae, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024