chopped

[chopt] / tʃɒpt /

VERB

cut up with tool

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cleave cube divide hack mince slash whack

STRONG

axe clip dice fell fragment hackle hash hew lop mangle sever shear truncate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

join unite

STRONG

lengthen

Example Sentences

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One of the two men who chopped down the Sycamore Gap tree has been released early from prison.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Stir in a heap of chopped greens — kale, chard or spinach — until just wilted.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Things can look chopped and I know that.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

His firm chopped its forecast for U.S. growth in 2026 to 2.4% from 2.8% because of the ongoing conflict.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

She made a series of perfect cuts down the side of the tree, and then chopped sideways and split from the tree ten perfect wedges of the hard ironwood.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich