Slashing synonyms and antonyms
slăsh'ĭng
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Part of speech:
Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:
Harsh; unrelenting:
Extremely violent or injurious; cruel:
cruel (related)
The definition of cruel is someone or something that deliberately causes pain or suffering.
Sharp or biting, as in character or expression:
Acid is defined as something that has a sour taste, or something that has a pH of less than 7 in chemistry.
That contracts bodily tissue and checks secretions, capillary bleeding, etc.; styptic
Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings; caustic:
Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.
Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.
Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing:
Caustic; sarcastic.
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Penetrating, biting, or caustic:
The definition of scathing is something or someone severely and harshly critical.
Vigilant; alert:
(Figuratively) Keen; biting; vigorously effective and articulate; severe; as, trenchant wit.
Of, similar to, or derived from a vitriol.
attack (related)
Designed or used for carrying out a hostile or aggressive attack
respect (related)
So sharp as to cause mental pain
To throw with an initial upward direction.
To thresh.
To toss about; thrash
To shake or disturb violently; agitate
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To beat or whip.
To beat; thrash; flog
To strike with or as if with a whip.
To strike, as with a strap or rod; lash; beat
To beat with a strap, stick, whip, etc., esp. as punishment
To make a long deep cut in; slash deeply.
To inflict wounds or a wound on.
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striping
(Computing) To distribute data across several separate physical disks to reduce the time to read and write.
(Dated) To break forth; to commence suddenly; with into.
To cut into strips
To cut off as in a slice or slices
To reduce in force, efficacy, or intensity.
To reduce is to make something smaller or to become or feel smaller, or forcing someone into a less desirable position.
(Archaic) To belittle; minimize; disparage
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To cut or stab with a knife
To cut or chop with repeated and irregular blows:
To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
To cut short; reduce; abridge
To judge disapprovingly; find fault (with); censure
To kill (people, game, etc.) brutally, senselessly, or in large numbers; slaughter
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To sever is to separate or to cut or slice something.
To clip, lop, cut, etc.
To cut with or as if with shears:
To remove or cut out as superfluous.
To reduce or diminish (costs, etc.) gradually
To reduce in standing or respect.
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To cut or bite off the tops or ends of:
To cut or cut off with shears or scissors
To reduce abruptly or by a large amount:
To change providers (e.g. of domain registration or telephone carrier) for a customer without clear (if any) consent.
To honor at or subject to a roast.
To subject to a legal obligation, such as a fine or court order:
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To punish, chastise, or afflict severely
To dry out or wither with intense heat:
To excoriate is defined as to condemn, criticize thoroughly or express strong disapproval.
To defeat soundly.
To beat severely
To force a way into or through; break through
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raising (antonym)
To increase in size, quantity, or worth:
increasing (antonym)
Increase is defined as to become bigger or greater.
fixing (antonym)
To influence the outcome or actions of (something) by improper or unlawful means:
sewing (antonym)
To furnish with stitches for the purpose of closing, fastening, or attaching:
mending (antonym)
To repair (something broken, torn, or worn); restore to good condition; make whole; fix
praising (related)
(Obs.) To set a price on; appraise
helping (related)
To refrain from; avoid or resist. Used with can or cannot:
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