Synonyms of incising

incising

verb

present participle of incise

1

as in etching

to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface

incised a pattern into the copper plate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• etching
• inscribing
• carving
• engraving
• sculpting
• tracing
• graving
• chiselling
• sculpturing
• chiseling
• insculping
• notching
• affixing
• indenting
• grooving
• chasing
• impressing
• scoring

2

as in slicing

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)

incised the tree with a sharp ax to get the sap flowing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slicing
• slitting
• ripping
• cutting
• slashing
• piercing
• bruising
• stabbing
• shearing
• splitting
• gashing
• sawing
• chopping
• carving
• tearing
• severing
• cleaving
• dissecting
• crosscutting
• scissoring
• lacerating
• riving
• chipping
• chiseling
• notching
• mangling
• butchering
• sectioning
• rending
• chiselling
• hacking
• haggling
• hacksawing
• mincing
• dicing
• amputating
• anatomizing
• cutting off