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sliver

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sliver

a small flat piece separated from a whole

I got a sliver of wood stuck in my finger

Synonyms of sliver

chip, flake, spall, splint, splinter

Words Related to sliver

bit, disk (or disc), fragment, part, particle, portion, scrap, section, shard

flinders, shiver, smithereens

clipping, paring, shave, shaving, snippet

leaf, sheet, slice

Near Antonyms of sliver

chunk, hunk, lump, slab

sliver

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of sliver

to cut into long slender pieces

carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry

Synonyms of sliver

slice, splinter

Words Related to sliver

chip, chop, dice, hash, julienne, mince

cleave, rive, split

gash, incise, rip, slash, slit

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