Synonyms of shreds

shreds 1 of 2

noun

plural of shred

as in splashes

a very small amount

the vandals showed not a shred of decency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• specks
• glimmers
• bits
• little
• sprinklings
• touches
• licks
• hints
• traces
• handfuls
• dabs
• sparks
• particles
• slivers
• crumbs
• flecks
• shadows
• bites
• ounces
• smacks
• streaks
• peanuts
• shades
• nips
• spatters
• scruples
• rays
• driblets
• drops
• smells
• strains
• pinches
• mites
• suspicions
• drams
• soupçons
• dashes
• smidgens
• spots
• snaps
• parts
• aces
• scintillas
• drops in the bucket
• scraps
• fragments
• grains
• skoshes
• patches
• molecules
• portions
• sections
• granules
• atoms
• tastes
• syllables
• vestiges
• dots
• motes
• semblances
• splinters
• tatters
• morsels
• nibbles
• shards
• jots
• doses
• minims
• smithereens
• flakes
• minima
• nubbins
• iotas
• chips
• smatterings
• flyspecks
• whits
• modicums
• scatterings
• shivers
• hoots
• clippings
• shavings
• tittles
• parings
• smatters
• shots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• piles
• loads
• bundles
• masses
• mountains
• quantities
• heaps
• stacks
• bushels
• reams
• lots
• rafts
• barrels
• fistfuls
• gobs
• wads
• buckets
• deals
• pecks
• scads
• messes
• oodles
• abundances
• boatloads
• volumes
• wealths
• much
• lashings
• excesses
• profusions
• chunks
• plenties
• surpluses
• potfuls
• passels
• overflows
• slabs
• superfluities
• embarrassments
• hunks
• overmuch
• bonanzas
• lumps
• overages
• surfeits
• overkills
• overabundances
• oversupplies
• superabundances

shreds

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shred

as in rips

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it

shredded some cooked chicken for the soup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rips
• tears
• rends
• ribbons
• tatters
• splits
• rives
• breaks
• cleaves
• cuts
• ruptures
• slashes
• lacerates
• dissects
• dismembers
• incises
• mangles
• hacks
• gashes
• butchers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shreds

Noun

In contrast, when a previously obscure writer, Mia Ballard, was accused of using AI in her horror novel Shy Girl, her publisher launched an investigation, canceled the book, and left her reputation in shreds. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

To prevent the shreds from clumping, anti-caking agents like cellulose (a plant fiber made from wood pulp) and potato starch are often added, which can steal moisture from the cheese, affecting its texture. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

The pork chop came with an unfamiliar vegetable, shreds of a green stalk. — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026

How to Grate Zucchini Once grated, the one large zucchini for this recipe should come out to about 1 ¾ cups of shreds. — Martha Stewart, 30 July 2026

Fair Oaks’ famous chickens roam the property, pecking up shreds of lettuce that inevitably fall from the sandwiches. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Consider pairing yielding fruits like nectarines with crisper specimens like apples, even softer fruits like bananas or cherimoya or crunchier additions like passionfruit pulp or shreds of coconut. — Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

There's one day left of food in the fridge, a flood in the basement, a hole in the ceiling and a group of people who are clinging to the last shreds of hope for the future. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Watching the chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation rip Tom Skerritt’s character to shreds on live TV would make for extremely spicy viewing. — Eric Berger & Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 31 May 2026

Verb

Made out of stainless steel, the grater effortlessly zests citrus, shreds hard cheeses, and grates fresh spices. — Mariette Williams, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2026

Think of it instead as a machine that takes dollars in and either prints more dollars or shreds them. — Bar Maimon, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Langley, who shreds the competition on the charts, recently released a new song with Koe Wetzel while selling out venues across the country. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

The system simultaneously disinfects and shreds lab plastics on site via a chemical process. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

Dupuis still shreds on 1331, but her guitar takes a supporting role this time, churning along with the industrial percussion that powers the catchy but often chorusless tracks. — Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026

Keanu Reeves shreds on stage alongside his band, Dogstar, at the Tons of Rock festival in Oslo on June 26. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

The Food Processor quickly chops, slices, and shreds a wide array of ingredients for unlimited culinary creations, while the Coffee & Spice Grinder efficiently grinds coffee beans, spices, and herbs for superior flavor and potency. — ABC News, 22 June 2026

The Suretivian Shredder Tool quickly and efficiently shreds chicken, pork, and other meats, earning nearly 20,000 five-star ratings. — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 May 2026