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

That biography took the form of a dark romance between the self-lacerating Louis and his fiercely loving but brutal maker, Lestat, filtered through the former’s brooding subjectivity. — Judy Berman, Time, 2 June 2026

The industry’s issues have come up in debates and on the campaign trail, certainly, but perhaps not so much as challenger (and ex-reality TV villain) Spencer Pratt’s lacerating AI videos about Bass’ role in last year’s devastating Pacific Palisades fires. — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 25 May 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