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