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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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

Did the sea kelp—immediately frozen after it’s harvested, resembling chopped spinach—arrive safely to New York from Vancouver Island?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Salon Food spoke with Chef Stephen Chavez, Senior Chef-Instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education’s Los Angeles campus, who offered his go-to tips on how to cook sans any chopped onions.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

Lungi Ngidi got in the act in his first over when Brandon King on 21 edged to De Kock and two balls later Roston Chase chopped on.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Nate chopped wood, dug trenches, and hauled water.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis