Synonyms of sliver

sliver 1 of 2

noun

ˈsli-vər 

as in chip

a small flat piece separated from a whole

I got a sliver of wood stuck in my finger

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chip
• fragment
• shard
• splinter
• flake
• bit
• shred
• sheet
• scrap
• splint
• portion
• part
• particle
• section
• spall
• disk
• slice
• leaf
• clipping
• shiver
• shave
• snippet
• shaving
• paring
• flinders
• tatter
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slab
• lump
• chunk
• hunk

sliver

2 of 2

verb

ˈsli-vər 

as in to slice

to cut into long slender pieces

carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slice
• chop
• split
• splinter
• chip
• dice
• mince
• scissor
• hash
• slit
• cleave
• rip
• slash
• julienne
• rive
• saw
• gash
• incise

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sliver

Noun

The Biennale has stressed that EU funding accounts for only a sliver of its budget and that some of the money supported projects unrelated to Russia. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026

Yet when foundations write their cheques each year, disability receives only a sliver of the total. — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 22 July 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