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

Budget proposals for the past two years have slashed NASA’s science funding, and some of the nation’s best and brightest minds have now left the space agency because of uncertainty about their role in its future. — Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

Those tariffs were slashed in May 2025 after trade negotiators in Switzerland struck a temporary deal, which was extended in mid-August. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

The Fresno Bee’s staff was slashed by 41%, with seven of 17 journalists cut, including the last remaining employee of Vida en el Valle, its Spanish-language publication. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

The school of about 2,200 students – most of them low-income, female, and Indigenous – has had its budget slashed by nearly 70% this year. — Caterina Morbiato, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026

The Korean War veteran, who lived alone in a trailer park, had his throat slashed and was only wearing a pair of socks. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026

Hinman refused to help Manson and his followers relocate to the desert, according to records obtained by the Los Angeles Times, so Davis held him at gunpoint while Manson slashed him across the face with a sword. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026

Christian then lays out the finale’s mandates, which, just like last season, are dramatically slashed down from what Project Runway used to be. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Rubs are typically made on saplings 1 to 3 inches in diameter; the tree typically dies since its bark is often slashed away completely around its trunk. — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026