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

The new approach, the research team explains, could replace the current slow, labor-intensive process, ultimately slashing the cost of production. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

Lululemon is down more than 20% after reporting a weak quarter and slashing its full-year outlook. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

In a letter to Norway’s finance ministry on Tuesday, the fund’s manager recommended slashing government debt in its benchmark bond index. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

Energy shock pushes up inflation Workarounds – including sneaking oil tankers out of the Persian Gulf and China slashing its oil imports – have limited the damage. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

The startup anticipates slashing its AI token spend by 75%, from $15-20 million to $4-5 million annually, as a result of the AI ban policy. — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Yet most retirement experts believe Social Security will continue to exist and that, given the potential political fallout, Congress is likely to shore up the program to avoid slashing benefits. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Beijing has moved to insulate itself economically, slashing crude imports nearly 50% since the war started, according to The Wall Street Journal, and bolstering domestic energy. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 23 Aug. 2026

The Congressional Budget released in April proposed slashing global health funding almost in half. — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026