Synonyms for incise

Most common

race · gash · gouge · scarify · chive

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.

Forms

Past participle

incised
e.g. incised → gashed, raced, gouged, scarified…

Example sentences

• race There's a good chance that Tom will lose the race.
• gash Ziri only suffered a large gash to the head.
• gouge I will cut off his tongue and gouge out his eyes!

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

cut¹

4 letters

race¹, gash¹

5 letters

gouge¹, chive

7 letters

scarify