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

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

In the closing scene, just as the train approaches, Juggut climbs up to the rope and slashes it with his kirpan (the ceremonial sword carried by observant Sikhs). — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

This, in turn, significantly reduces drag and slashes fuel consumption. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

And Turkey has proposed extending the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline south to the Iraqi port of Basra on the Gulf coast, creating another Mediterranean export channel that slashes dependence on Hormuz. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 July 2026

Even better, the deals aren’t just last season’s leftovers—the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale slashes prices on new 2026 season favorites. — Kayla Becker, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2026

Smiley slashes Mari across the belly and Fatima lets out a monstrous shriek. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 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