What is another word for shreds?

Pronunciation: [ʃɹˈɛdz] (IPA)

Shreds, or tiny pieces of something torn or cut apart, have several synonyms that can be used interchangeably. Some examples include fragments, scraps, pieces, bits, particles, and portions. These words can be used to describe anything from shredded paper to torn fabric or even food chopped into small, bite-sized pieces. Other synonyms for shreds include slivers, splinters, and wisps. Depending on the context and the object being described, different synonyms for shreds may better convey the intended meaning or tone. Nonetheless, these synonyms for shreds are all useful and versatile words to have in one's vocabulary.

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Usage examples for Shreds

Our clothing was splitting to shreds.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
His clothes hung in shreds about him, and bare skin appeared at his elbows and knees; his tall hat was so crumpled that it looked like a short hat, and his hair and whiskers were long and unkempt.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
I saw one flag gently float into a lamp, burn up and fall in flaming shreds and no one was the wiser or the worse.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch

Famous quotes with Shreds

  • I would have the Constitution torn in shreds and scattered to the four winds of heaven. Let us destroy the Constitution and build on its ruins the temple of liberty. I have brothers in slavery. I have seen chains placed on their limbs and beheld them captive.
    William Wells Brown
  • Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces, and which most men throw away.
    Charles Caleb Colton
  • Thus the whole country was broken into many shreds and patches of sovereignty.
    John Lothrop Motley
  • Don't tell your kids you had an easy birth or they won't respect you. For years I used to wake up my daughter and say, 'Melissa you ripped me to shreds. Now go back to sleep.'.
    Joan Rivers
  • It's easier to rip somebody to shreds while you're making them laugh.
    Wanda Sykes

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