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

Her Veggie Club Sandwich promises to keep you pleasantly full while supplying a meal’s worth of veggies between three slices of bread. — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026

Toast a slice and top it with butter, cottage cheese, or nut butter. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 3 Sep. 2026

Verb

That means the tips of the rotors on SkyFall will slice through Martian air at supersonic speed. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) launched the 3Dirigo X, a 30-foot boat that sliced through the water at speeds approaching 40 knots. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026