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splinter

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of splinter

a small flat piece separated from a whole

she got a splinter from the unfinished wall

Synonyms of splinter

chip, flake, sliver, spall, splint

Words Related to splinter

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 splinter

chunk, hunk, lump, slab

splinter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of splinter

to cut into long slender pieces

splintered the carrots into little sticks

Synonyms of splinter

Words Related to splinter

chip, chop, dice, hash, julienne, mince

cleave, rive, split

gash, incise, rip, slash, slit

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