Synonyms of ribbon

ribbon 1 of 2

noun

ˈri-bən 

as in strip

a long narrow piece of material

tied a silk ribbon in her hair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strip
• list
• bandage
• tape
• slip
• binding
• strap
• belt
• slat
• girth
• band
• swatch
• swath

ribbon

2 of 2

verb

as in to tear

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it

over the years the historic flag had become badly ribboned by the wind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tear
• rip
• shred
• cut
• rend
• rive
• tatter
• split
• break
• slash
• cleave
• rupture
• butcher
• lacerate
• gash
• incise
• hack
• mangle
• dissect
• dismember

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ribbon

Noun

Once Rome’s mayor cut the ribbon at the Stadium of the Marbles, visitors streamed in singing, chanting, waving flags. — ABC News, 27 June 2026

Dyer and other city officials pulled on rubber gloves and retrieved them, cutting open packages bound in plastic wrap and ribbons patterned like the American flag. — Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026

Verb

Mesquite and acacia trees ribbon the lower elevations, while Douglas firs and ponderosa pine line the upper reaches. — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026

To make way for the new highways that ribbon through Cairo, leading to the new city, builders razed vast patches of trees in the elegant old neighborhood of Heliopolis. — Vivian Yee, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2022

Phrases Containing ribbon

• blue ribbon