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

The league, facing the possibility of attendance at a Tottenham game slipping under 60,000 for the first time, recently slashed remaining tickets down to 79 pounds ($105) — its lowest 2026 category — including for some high-end seats. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

One dog, Bruce, whose neck was slashed by his owner, spent seven months at the shelter as investigators sought charges, trembling in his kennel and looking scared, according to visitors. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

The administration cut some 1,000 employees from CISA and slashed $10 million from two cybersecurity initiatives, including one dedicated to helping state and local election officials. — Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

When money was tight, the series faced slashed budgets and shrinking episodic orders that continually tested the cast and crew’s determination to keep it alive. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Along with the sneaker appearing scuffed and slashed as if it’s been tangling with Ghostface, the tongue’s Nike branding mimics the font of the film’s logo. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

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 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