SLIVER Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

sliver 1 of 2

noun

ˈsli-vər

Definition of sliver

as in chip

a small flat piece separated from a whole I got a sliver of wood stuck in my finger

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sliver

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verb

ˈsli-vər

as in to slice

to cut into long slender pieces carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry

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Noun

The administration has also been quietly pressuring the National Park Service to sell a sliver of Yosemite National Park to a private developer. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Here, generous sleeves and fluid movement deliver plenty of drama without exposing so much as a sliver of skin. — Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

Verb

The dish was popularized in the western Oklahoma City suburb of El Reno, where Ross Davis first piled slivered onions onto thin beef patties at his Hamburger Inn. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sliver

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Noun

As the fight wears on, money worries and the scrutiny of people around them chip away at the family’s income and its bonds.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The method might make sense for companies that have the capital to purchase AI chips but don't have enough power, data center space or skilled labor.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of chip

Noun

The star is 2,160,000 ppb of low-molecular-weight collagen—in other words, smaller collagen fragments that help draw moisture to skin for a plumper, firmer look.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 7 Oct. 2026
This test, as well as others like it, can detect tiny fragments of free-floating DNA in the blood.

— H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of fragment

Noun

Students sitting with arms linked at the elbows could only see in shards through a picket of shin guards, restricting their view of the area where classmates and roommates were dragged one by one and zip-tied face down on the spring grass.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Windows had been boarded up to avoid glass shards hurting anyone in case of an explosion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of shard

Noun

From there, Bono and McDaid did a rewrite of the lyrics to make it about a mother watching her family splinter, and, the magazine says, Parton agreed to sing the new Bono/McDaid version of her tune.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Pushing those briars aside revealed a single splinter of stained glass, bright as a ruby and warm as blood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

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