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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However, after failing to find a buyer, the couple chopped $1 million off that ask, before delisting the dwelling altogether in October.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Even the distributor behind this very sequel, 20th Century Studios, was bought, chopped up and consolidated, now functioning as one of Disney’s many appendages.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

But somehow we got the position small, we chopped wood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Next door at El Ruso, owner Walter Soto chopped carne asada while his wife, Julia, took orders: two chile colorado; three birria; no onions, please.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

If it wasn’t for us servants, the food wouldn’t get cooked, the water wouldn’t get toted, and the wood wouldn’t get chopped for the fires.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone