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

Things can look chopped and I know that.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Ina Garten claims the same, slightly zhushing up her eggs with half-and-half, goat cheese and chopped chives.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 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

So Laura ran to the block where Pa chopped wood, and filled her apron with the fresh, sweet-smelling chips.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder