Cut
Cut verb - To penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife).
Split open and cut are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Split open" instead a verb "Cut".
Split open
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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They split open his belly, cut out his heart and entrails, and tossed them in the fire.
Source: Understatement
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Split open and Cut. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/split_open
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