Synonyms of lacerate

lacerate 1 of 2

verb

as in to bruise

to cut (someone's flesh) deeply or roughly

The broken glass lacerated his feet.

The patient's hand was severely lacerated.

Related Words

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

lacerate

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adjective

variants or lacerated

as in shredded

Related Words

• shredded
• faded
• dingy
• patchy
• mangy
• scruffy
• holey
• decrepit
• dilapidated
• tattered
• tatterdemalion
• frayed
• dowdy
• tacky
• grungy
• scuzzy
• broken-down
• ragged
• raggedy
• shabby
• dog-eared
• seedy
• moth-eaten
• threadbare
• worn-out
• ratty
• run-down

Dissimilar Words

• unused
• new
• brand-new
• spick-and-span

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lacerate

Verb

Lang lacerated his right thumb after colliding with the hoardings at the Anfield Road end of the ground during the closing stages of Liverpool’s 4-1 victory on aggregate. — James Pearce, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2026

Some of the women were bleeding from their reproductive organs, while others had blood dripping from slashes on their breasts, their bodies having been lacerated with a sharp instrument. — Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026

Adjective

Again, Hunter was limited to nine games in 2023, this time after taking a late hit against Colorado State that left him with a lacerated liver. — Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024

The Georgia native suffered a lacerated liver in the Buffs’ win over CSU in the 2023 Rocky Mountain Showdown and missed three games, returning for a 46-43 home loss to Stanford. — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2024