Synonyms of slices

slices 1 of 2

noun

plural of slice

1

as in samples

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

• samples
• samplings
• selections
• cross sections
• samplers
• specimens
• examples
• instances
• paradigms
• representatives
• prototypes
• exemplars
• illustrations
• cases
• exemplifications
• archetypes
• classics
• loci classici
• microcosms

2

as in cuttings

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

• cuttings
• portions
• lengths
• cuts
• segments
• sections
• parts
• chunks
• slivers
• chops
• cutlets
• shavings
• splinters
• hunks
• clippings
• snippets
• lumps
• parings

3

as in portions

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

• portions
• shares
• parts
• proportions
• pieces
• percentages
• quotas
• allowances
• cuts
• allotments
• takes
• pieces of the action
• ends
• segments
• rations
• sections
• members
• lots
• partitions
• commissions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compounds
• aggregates
• totals
• sums
• pools
• composites
• totalities
• wholes

slices

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of slice

1

as in chops

to cut into long slender pieces

slice the carrot into tiny strips

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chops
• slivers
• splits
• splinters
• scissors
• chips
• dices
• saws
• minces
• hashes
• juliennes
• cleaves
• slits
• slashes
• rips
• gashes
• incises
• rives

2

as in slits

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slits
• slashes
• rips
• cuts
• bruises
• stabs
• pierces
• shears
• splits
• incises
• gashes
• chops
• saws
• tears
• crosscuts
• scissors
• severs
• chips
• cleaves
• carves
• sections
• dices
• lacerates
• notches
• rends
• rives
• butchers
• chisels
• dissects
• hacks
• haggles
• mangles
• minces
• anatomizes
• hacksaws
• cuts off
• amputates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slices

Noun

Developers sold slices of nature, but there was nothing natural about the suburbs. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Bake or pan-fry tempeh in thick slices until crispy, then crumble it over pasta dishes with nutritional yeast. — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

Chop thin slices of cucumbers or dice up celery and carrots into tiny pieces, whatever your recipe calls for. — Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026

This metal punch press mold functions like slices of bread in a sandwich, stamping hot plastic sheets into lightweight thermoplastic aircraft doors. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Fried tofu, vegan soy slices and soy shrimp were out of proper holding temperature. — Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

If anything, the fact that centuries-old rituals coexist with sweet Italian sausages and big, floppy pizza slices speaks to a lengthy, strenuous and beautiful process of cultural assimilation. — Clare Whitton, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026

Plates and cake forks were distributed by a young waitress also borrowed from Lyons, from the Corner House on Coventry Street, who cut the cakes and handed round slices to the judges. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Eventually, the contraption worked, producing chewy, flavorful mango slices. — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Verb

Wild Lab Bakery sells decadent peanut butter cup cookies, as well, and Missy’s Pies slices up a droolworthy combo that features a layer of peanut butter on top of a chocolate brownie. — Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026

The Yellowstone River slices through its middle, a miles-long stretch of meadow called the Yellowstone Valley. — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026

You may already be accustomed to changing channels frequently, since the NFL eagerly slices up its schedule across multiple networks. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

That line slices the plane into two halves, one of which will contain two corners of the outer triangle (the bottom half in the figure below). — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026

Driven by revenge and madness, Sweeney Todd slices necks he is meant to just shave. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026

Her foot slices down the side of the ball. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026

The hotel is on the corner of Mission Street, which slices diagonally through the city, and the Embarcadero, which hugs the waterfront from the Bay Bridge west to Fisherman’s Wharf. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

The ones that are accepted are run through a machine that shakes the envelopes — this makes the ballot sink to the bottom of the envelope — and slices them open. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 28 May 2026