Synonyms of slice

slice 1 of 2

noun

1

as in sample

a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole

the novel's multitudinous array of characters constitute a veritable slice of humanity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sample
• sampling
• cross section
• selection
• sampler
• example
• instance
• specimen
• representative
• illustration
• paradigm
• prototype
• case
• classic
• exemplification
• microcosm
• exemplar
• archetype
• locus classicus

2

as in cutting

a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting

took a slice from the cake before passing it down the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cutting
• portion
• cut
• length
• segment
• section
• chunk
• chop
• part
• sliver
• hunk
• cutlet
• splinter
• clipping
• shaving
• lump
• snippet
• paring

3

as in portion

something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group

there's a pile of money to be made on this land deal, and everybody's trying to get their slice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• portion
• share
• part
• proportion
• percentage
• piece
• quota
• cut
• allowance
• allotment
• take
• end
• piece of the action
• ration
• section
• segment
• member
• lot
• commission
• partition

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• total
• sum
• compound
• aggregate
• pool
• whole
• composite
• totality

slice

2 of 2

verb

ˈslīs 

1

as in to chop

to cut into long slender pieces

slice the carrot into tiny strips

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chop
• split
• sliver
• splinter
• dice
• chip
• mince
• scissor
• hash
• rip
• cleave
• slit
• slash
• julienne
• rive
• incise
• saw
• gash

2

as in to slit

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)

the shard of glass sliced my hand, and I started bleeding profusely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slit
• rip
• cut
• slash
• pierce
• stab
• split
• bruise
• shear
• chop
• incise
• gash
• tear
• carve
• sever
• cleave
• crosscut
• chip
• dissect
• dice
• butcher
• section
• rend
• hack
• saw
• rive
• chisel
• hacksaw
• mince
• scissor
• notch
• cut off
• lacerate
• haggle
• mangle
• amputate
• anatomize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slice

Noun

Politicos are plotting how to win voters to their slice of the political spectrum. — Ryder Kessler, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

My experiences are likely just a slice of where things are headed. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 26 July 2026

Verb

In an Instagram Story shared on her official page, the Duchess of Sussex could be seen slicing strawberries into heart shapes and arranging them on a red swirl bagel with a pink spread. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Luis Rengifo followed by slicing a slider that was barely above his ankles into right-center field to drive in two runs before Machado struck out. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2026