Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb slash
5 senses of slash
Sense 1
slash, cut down -- (cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete)
=> cut -- (separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope")
Sense 2
flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce -- (beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced")
=> beat, beat up, work over -- (give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students")
Sense 3
slash, gash -- (cut open; "she slashed her wrists")
=> cut -- (separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope")
Sense 4
slash -- (cut drastically; "Prices were slashed")
=> reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down -- (cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits")
Sense 5
convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate -- (move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed")
=> shake, agitate -- (move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking")
Antonyms of adj slashed
3 senses of slashed
Sense 1
slashed -- (patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes; "brown iris...slashed with yellow"- Willa Cather)
INDIRECT (VIA patterned) -> plain, unpatterned -- (lacking patterns especially in color)
Sense 2
slashed -- (having long and narrow ornamental cuts showing an underlying fabric; "a slashed doublet"; "slashed cuffs showing the scarlet lining")
INDIRECT (VIA cut) -> uncut, rough -- (not shaped by cutting or trimming; "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones")
Sense 3
cut, slashed -- ((used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers")
INDIRECT (VIA decreased) -> increased -- (made greater in size or amount or degree)
Similarity of adj slashed
3 senses of slashed
Sense 1
slashed -- (patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes; "brown iris...slashed with yellow"- Willa Cather)
=> patterned (vs. plain) -- (having patterns (especially colorful patterns))
Sense 2
slashed -- (having long and narrow ornamental cuts showing an underlying fabric; "a slashed doublet"; "slashed cuffs showing the scarlet lining")
=> cut (vs. uncut) -- (fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet")
Sense 3
cut, slashed -- ((used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers")
=> decreased (vs. increased), reduced -- (made less in size or amount or degree)