Synonyms of splinter

Noun

1. splinter, sliver, bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap

usage: a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"

Verb

1. secede, splinter, break away, separate, part, split up, split, break, break up

usage: withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"

2. sliver, splinter, divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up

usage: divide into slivers or splinters

3. splinter, sliver, break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise

usage: break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered"

Definition and meaning of splinter (Dictionary)