Synonyms of slashing

slashing

verb

present participle of slash

1

as in slicing

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)

the tire appears to have been deliberately slashed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slicing
• slitting
• ripping
• cutting
• stabbing
• piercing
• bruising
• splitting
• incising
• shearing
• gashing
• chopping
• sawing
• tearing
• severing
• cleaving
• carving
• crosscutting
• hacking
• lacerating
• scissoring
• chipping
• mangling
• dissecting
• riving
• rending
• butchering
• haggling
• chiseling
• hacksawing
• notching
• sectioning
• mincing
• dicing
• amputating
• cutting off
• anatomizing

2

as in whipping

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

• whipping
• hiding
• cutting
• flicking
• lashing
• switching
• slapping
• hitting
• flailing
• knocking
• punching
• thrashing
• flogging
• licking
• scourging
• flagellating
• smacking
• banging
• tanning
• pounding
• whacking
• spanking
• whaling
• mauling
• swiping
• clipping
• strapping
• leathering
• batting
• horsewhipping
• beating
• birching
• cowhiding
• rawhiding
• clapping
• thumping
• swatting
• boxing
• caning
• clubbing
• pelting
• bashing
• cracking
• socking
• hammering
• slugging
• battering
• thwacking
• pummeling
• clobbering
• bludgeoning
• pasting
• cudgeling
• smiting
• quirting
• touching up
• mangling
• clouting
• bopping
• knouting
• cuffing
• roughing
• busting
• paddling
• walloping
• lambasting
• whopping
• buffeting
• working over
• lathering
• slogging
• belting
• slating
• pistol-whipping
• blackjacking
• fustigating
• basting
• threshing
• lacing
• fibbing
• drubbing
• lamming
• tromping
• belaboring
• bunging
• whupping
• pommeling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slashing

One of those attacks was a bear slashing a man’s chest outside his home in North Canaan. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026

Senate Republicans have expressed wariness in recent days about the prospect of slashing those standards, which advocates say help keep kids safe and healthy. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

As of July 7, 2026, GAO found that $110 billion in savings DOGE claimed from slashing federal contracts, leases and grants displayed savings estimates that were incorrect or lacked supporting evidence. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Moreover, this makes the heat pump a green technology, slashing greenhouse gas emissions from both energy production and chemical refrigerants. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

Even though that’s a drop in the bucket for one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world, with $925 billion in assets under management, PIF had already been slashing costs at LIV Golf before ultimately pulling financial support. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2026

DeSantis had campaigned on the issue of slashing property taxes for more than a year, saying tax bills had spiked amid higher assessments in recent years and local governments didn’t do enough to cut revenue. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

The Post underwent a round of severe layoffs earlier this year, slashing a third of its workforce, ending its books coverage, and slimming down its metro and international staffs, among other cuts. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 July 2026

Amazon just put a variety of MacBooks on sale, slashing up to $500 off the most expensive MacBook Pro configurations. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026