gashed

Cut wide open

Gashed describes something that has been cut or slashed, leaving a deep wound or opening: His gashed forehead needed stitches, The gashed hull took on water.

The word implies a jagged, violent cut rather than a clean incision.

cut

sliced

Divided by cutting

lacerated · nicked · scored · notched · carved · gouged · cleaved · split · rent · ripped

wound

laceration

Torn, ragged wound

  • injuryPhysical or psychological harm
  • lesionArea of pathological change
  • traumaLasting psychological wound

bleeding · suture · scar · gaping · raw · torn · flesh · hemorrhage · stitched · bandaged

jagged

ragged

Worn to shreds

uneven · irregular · frayed · splintered · mangled · shredded · crude · brutal · ugly · nasty

surface

scored

Earned points in competition

marked · scratched · etched · streaked · gouged · rutted · pitted · channeled · incised · carved

Categories
Opposites
physical integrity

gashedintact

Not damaged or altered

whole · uncut · undamaged · uninjured · unwounded

wound severity

gashednicked

Cut superficially

scratched · scraped · grazed · scuffed · abraded

Family

gash, gashes, gashing

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG