Synonyms of gashes

gashes 1 of 2

noun

plural of gash

as in slits

a long deep cut

got a gash in his knee that required four stitches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slits
• tears
• lacerations
• scratches
• fractures
• incisions
• injuries
• wounds
• slashes
• rents
• rips
• abrasions
• scrapes
• scores
• cracks
• ruptures
• snags

gashes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gash

as in slices

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

• slits
• slices
• rips
• bruises
• slashes
• cuts
• stabs
• pierces
• shears
• incises
• splits
• tears
• chops
• saws
• crosscuts
• severs
• scissors
• cleaves
• lacerates
• carves
• chips
• rives
• rends
• sections
• notches
• butchers
• mangles
• hacks
• chisels
• haggles
• hacksaws
• dissects
• anatomizes
• dices
• amputates
• minces
• cuts off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gashes

Noun

But when the pool was fully drained last week, no such gashes were visible on the surface. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

No one has been accused of making gashes, according to charging documents. — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026

Price's dog Chaos suffered extensive blood loss and several gashes and scratches from the bear attack. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026

The labels and stains from the past are being washed away as the scratches and gashes of toughness emerge. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 14 May 2026

Clayton Peavey, 31, used a concrete brick to attack a Chick-fil-A employee in March, leaving her with several gashes on her head and requiring stitches. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2026

Massive gashes against the run are down. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025

The jury was also shown images of bloody gashes and bruises on Ventura’s body during trial. — Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025

Three-inch gashes had been ripped from both corners of her mouth nearly to the ears, forming a contorted, twisted smile. — Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025

Verb

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum made similar claims in television interviews in early July, saying on Fox News that vandals left gashes totaling 350 feet. — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026

The front lid appears to be barely hanging on by a thread, with cuts and gashes throughout. — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026

Heupel spreads out his receivers in an attempt to spread out the defense, then gashes them with the run. — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025

The pictures show scars and gashes around the dog's snout. — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025