Synonyms of slashed

slashed

verb

past tense of slash

1

as in sliced

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)

the tire appears to have been deliberately slashed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sliced
• ripped
• cut
• stabbed
• slit
• bruised
• pierced
• gashed
• sheared
• incised
• chopped
• sawed
• split
• severed
• cleaved
• tore
• carved
• lacerated
• mangled
• hacked
• butchered
• dissected
• scissored
• crosscut
• chipped
• notched
• hacksawed
• rived
• chiseled
• rent
• haggled
• sectioned
• amputated
• minced
• diced
• cut off
• anatomized

2

as in whipped

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible

wildly slashing the ground with his club and never once hitting the golf ball he was aiming at

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whipped
• cut
• lashed
• flicked
• slapped
• switched
• flailed
• thrashed
• hit
• knocked
• punched
• flogged
• hided
• scourged
• licked
• smacked
• mauled
• spanked
• pounded
• tanned
• horsewhipped
• banged
• whacked
• flagellated
• strapped
• batted
• clipped
• swiped
• whaled
• leathered
• birched
• cowhided
• thumped
• clapped
• rawhided
• beat
• swatted
• clubbed
• caned
• boxed
• bashed
• battered
• cracked
• pelted
• pummeled
• socked
• clobbered
• slugged
• touched up
• pasted
• mangled
• hammered
• bludgeoned
• buffeted
• smote
• cuffed
• knouted
• quirted
• slated
• bopped
• busted
• thwacked
• roughed
• clouted
• walloped
• lambasted
• laced
• bunged
• lathered
• paddled
• worked over
• cudgeled
• pistol-whipped
• belted
• blackjacked
• drubbed
• basted
• threshed
• slogged
• whupped
• fustigated
• belabored
• lammed
• fibbed
• tromped
• whopped
• pommeled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slashed

As a result, the company slashed its full-year guidance for organic growth and operating profit, and offered a weak initial 2026 earnings forecast. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

The administration also slashed funding for mRNA vaccine research and curtailed access to the COVID vaccines. — Rob Stein, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

Employers slashed a net total of 900 tech jobs in both the South Bay and the San Francisco-San Mateo region, and another 300 in the East Bay. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026

Due to federal funding cuts, universities have slashed the number of graduate students who receive financial support for their work. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Best Hiking Gear and Accessory Deals REI has quietly slashed prices on trekking poles, hiking socks, hydration essentials, and portable phone accessories to keep you safe and connected wherever the trail takes you. — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026

During the same period, state lawmakers have cut top personal income tax rates 210 times and slashed corporate tax rates 168 times. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Then, weeks after the conflict broke out, the country abruptly slashed its oil purchases, eventually cutting them by half compared with prewar levels. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Rushdie, who was about to speak on writers’ safety, was slashed 15 times in front of a stunned audience. — ABC News, 29 July 2026