chipped

VERB

knock a piece out of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chop crack hack nick splinter whack

STRONG

break chisel clip crumble damage flake fragment gash hackle hew incise notch shape shear slash slice sliver snick snip split whittle

WEAK

crack off cut away cut off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fix mend

STRONG

build combine increase join put together

Example Sentences

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Fulleffort was scratched Thursday because of a chipped bone in his left hind ankle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Instead, he took his medicine, chipped back into position and it yielded three birdies.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

However, a contractor cautioned Joseph that the bricks would be expensive to replace if chipped during the stripping process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

This is especially true given that U.S. consumers already don’t feel great after years of above-normal inflation that chipped away at their purchasing power.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 8, 2026

Between them I could see that one of my top front teeth was chipped.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart