Synonyms of slicing

slicing

verb

present participle of slice

1

as in chopping

to cut into long slender pieces

slice the carrot into tiny strips

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chopping
• splitting
• splintering
• slivering
• sawing
• dicing
• scissoring
• chipping
• mincing
• cleaving
• ripping
• slashing
• hashing
• slitting
• julienning
• incising
• riving
• gashing

2

as in slitting

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slitting
• ripping
• slashing
• cutting
• piercing
• splitting
• stabbing
• bruising
• shearing
• incising
• chopping
• gashing
• sawing
• tearing
• severing
• cleaving
• carving
• crosscutting
• dissecting
• scissoring
• chipping
• mangling
• rending
• dicing
• riving
• lacerating
• sectioning
• butchering
• hacking
• chiseling
• notching
• hacksawing
• haggling
• mincing
• amputating
• cutting off
• anatomizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slicing

That’s because slicing okra into small pieces exposes more surface area, says Rice. — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026

The first murder is a girl slicing into her slumbering mother’s neck with a hacksaw; then her brother pounds his father’s face in with a baseball bat. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

Wash and dry them well before slicing in half and removing the pit. — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026

Terraza advises slicing it like an apple; its lack of a core makes this easy. — Su-Jit Lin, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2026

The site also recommends slicing them over salads or using them in recipes such as chicken Parmesan. — Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 July 2026

Just running around wearing cloaks, slinking into and out of castles, slicing the throats of all who cross her. — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 27 July 2026

Another fissure appeared, slicing a haphazard path through its pale-blue heart. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026

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