Synonyms of slashes

slashes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of slash

1

as in slits

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)

the tire appears to have been deliberately slashed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slits
• slices
• rips
• cuts
• stabs
• bruises
• pierces
• splits
• shears
• incises
• gashes
• chops
• cleaves
• tears
• severs
• saws
• crosscuts
• scissors
• carves
• lacerates
• rends
• haggles
• chips
• mangles
• hacks
• rives
• dissects
• sections
• notches
• butchers
• minces
• chisels
• hacksaws
• amputates
• anatomizes
• dices
• cuts off

2

as in hides

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

• hides
• whips
• cuts
• flicks
• slaps
• switches
• lashes
• hits
• thrashes
• flails
• knocks
• punches
• flagellates
• licks
• spanks
• flogs
• scourges
• leathers
• bangs
• tans
• mauls
• swipes
• smacks
• whales
• whacks
• horsewhips
• pounds
• bats
• straps
• clips
• beats
• claps
• cowhides
• birches
• thumps
• rawhides
• swats
• boxes
• canes
• clubs
• quirts
• thwacks
• clobbers
• bashes
• socks
• cracks
• pastes
• pelts
• smites
• cudgels
• knouts
• bludgeons
• touches up
• hammers
• pummels
• paddles
• mangles
• cuffs
• wallops
• lams
• bops
• belts
• slugs
• clouts
• works over
• slates
• threshes
• batters
• laces
• lambastes
• roughs
• busts
• buffets
• bastes
• belabors
• fustigates
• slogs
• blackjacks
• lathers
• pistol-whips
• fibs
• tromps
• pommels
• drubs
• whups
• whops
• bungs

slashes

2 of 2

noun

plural of slash

as in tears

a long deep cut

made a slash in the fabric with a knife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slits
• tears
• scratches
• lacerations
• rents
• fractures
• rips
• incisions
• injuries
• gashes
• wounds
• scrapes
• scores
• abrasions
• cracks
• snags
• ruptures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slashes

Verb

The company wants Starship to be a fully and rapidly reusable transport system that slashes the cost of spaceflight. — Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

This setup slashes solvent consumption by 40 percent and cuts the equipment footprint by more than half. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Microsoft slashes Xbox Cloud Gaming to just 15 hours a month for Ultimate subscribers. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 8 Sep. 2026

The background of the film is the budget slashes that are happening in this sector all over the Western world, as the government withdraws its own form of care. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Critics argue the effort slashes the limited due process immigrants receive. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Applying this rule to back-to-school clothes, summer swimwear, and winter boots takes minimal extra effort (plus a little storage space) and slashes kid clothing budgets in half. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 2026

Continue reading … DOLLAR DIPLOMACY — Taco Bell slashes prices on lettuce-free favorites to win back wary customers. — FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Dermatologists say most people slather on far too little sunscreen, which quietly slashes the protection printed on the bottle. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026

Noun

Even as there has been some bipartisan pushback to the slashes, aspects of children’s lives from school to home to doctor’s offices could be affected. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 12 Aug. 2026

One had tiny slashes of black makeup at the edges of her eyes. — Karan Mahajan, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026

As Nordstrom celebrates 125 years of business, the retailer is putting its largest-ever beauty assortment on sale, with hundreds of price slashes witnessed across skin care, makeup, fragrance, trending beauty tools, and other categories. — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 20 July 2026

Guitars provide brief, jagged slashes of color, but the spotlight stays trained on Strummer and his end-times tale. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

Page also cited the administration’s efforts to cut grants from low-income schools, research in higher education and others, as well as slashes to the department’s Office of Civil Rights, research and data division, and general staff. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026

In both cases, the victims suffered slashes to the face. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 14 May 2026

All central office departments will see staffing slashes. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026