Synonyms of gash

gash 1 of 2

verb

as in to slit

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)

her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

gash

2 of 2

noun

as in slit

a long deep cut

got a gash in his knee that required four stitches

Synonyms & Similar Words

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