Synonyms of ripped

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adjective

ˈript 

slang

1

as in loaded

being under the influence of a recreational drug

when I got to his house, he was already pretty ripped

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loaded
• hooked
• bombed
• wasted
• blasted
• high
• addicted
• stoned
• blitzed
• wiped out
• hopped-up
• strung out
• zonked
• zonked-out
• spaced-out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• clean
• sober
• steady
• temperate
• cool
• level
• abstemious
• abstinent
• clearheaded

2

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol

college kids who need to learn that you don't need to get ripped in order to have a good time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drunk
• drunken
• fried
• wet
• wasted
• bombed
• impaired
• smashed
• plastered
• blind
• gassed
• loaded
• hammered
• blasted
• looped
• lit
• crocked
• under the influence
• stewed
• pickled
• sloshed
• besotted
• tanked
• blitzed
• inebriated
• intoxicated
• juiced
• potted
• stinking
• stoned
• lit up
• stiff
• under the weather
• wiped out
• oiled
• tight
• tipsy
• three sheets in the wind
• squiffed
• canned
• soused
• sozzled
• high
• inebriate
• boozy
• cockeyed
• in the bag
• blotto
• sottish
• tiddly
• pie-eyed
• alcoholic
• in one's cups
• strung out
• maudlin
• dissipated
• rocky
• befuddled
• debauched
• stupefied
• dopey
• crapulous
• dissolute
• bleary-eyed
• beery
• dipsomaniacal
• bibulous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• dry
• sober
• temperate
• steady
• cool
• level
• abstemious
• abstinent
• teetotal
• clearheaded

ripped

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verb

past tense of rip

1

as in tore

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

the dog ripped the sleeve of my shirt by grabbing it with his teeth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tore
• shredded
• tattered
• broke
• cut
• split
• rent
• slashed
• cleaved
• rived
• ruptured
• ribboned
• lacerated
• dissected
• mangled
• hacked
• butchered
• incised
• dismembered
• gashed

2

as in sliced

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)

you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sliced
• slashed
• cut
• pierced
• bruised
• stabbed
• slit
• sheared
• gashed
• chopped
• incised
• tore
• sawed
• severed
• split
• cleaved
• mangled
• carved
• dissected
• hacked
• butchered
• scissored
• lacerated
• chipped
• crosscut
• hacksawed
• notched
• chiseled
• rived
• rent
• minced
• sectioned
• amputated
• diced
• haggled
• cut off
• anatomized

3

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly

the car went ripping down the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sped
• rushed
• raced
• hurried
• scurried
• zipped
• flew
• traveled
• drove
• trotted
• jumped
• chased
• blew
• buzzed
• ran
• tore
• blasted
• stepped
• scooted
• dashed
• darted
• rammed
• scuttled
• bolted
• hurled
• whirled
• zoomed
• hustled
• bowled
• hurtled
• jogged
• rustled
• blazed
• humped
• bundled
• barreled
• rocketed
• shot
• cracked (on)
• hastened
• bustled
• careened
• whisked
• nipped
• coursed
• pelted
• breezed
• motored
• bombed
• belted
• jetted
• beat it
• hied
• careered
• highballed
• cannonballed
• hared
• galloped
• stepped on it
• streaked
• shook a leg
• made tracks
• got a move on
• flitted
• scampered
• hotfooted (it)
• sprinted
• whizzed
• accelerated
• scuffled
• scudded
• stampeded
• stepped out
• beetled
• outpaced
• overtook
• outstripped
• quickened
• caught up
• outran
• arrowed
• fast-forwarded
• beelined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dragged
• crawled
• crept
• poked
• lingered
• lagged
• poked
• hung (around or out)
• shuffled
• strolled
• loitered
• sauntered
• ambled
• tarried
• dallied
• lumbered
• slowed (down or up)
• plodded
• dawdled
• decelerated
• dillydallied

4

as in yanked

to separate or remove by forceful pulling

rip a sheet off the pad of paper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yanked
• tore
• grabbed
• pulled
• snatched
• wrenched
• wrested
• extracted
• seized
• snapped (up)
• severed
• cut (off)
• pried
• forced
• amputated
• uprooted
• jerked
• nabbed
• lopped (off)
• nipped
• prized
• dissevered
• rooted (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reattached

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ripped

Verb

Witnesses said the speeding car jumped over a sidewalk, knocked down a chain-link fence and ripped out another wooden fence before going airborne into the house. — Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

When the quarterback sneak is ripped from the playbook, creativity isn’t cute. — Sam McDowell 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Many more women have earned college and advanced degrees, and hold managerial jobs, than when other technologies ripped through the economy, offering some potential protection from automation. — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

Later that season, Chicago Bears receiver Javon Wims threw a right hook at him during a live game after Gardner-Johnson ripped Wims' mouthpiece off his helmet. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Toronto’s captain took a pass from Kirill Marchenko and ripped a shot upstairs on Askarov before McKenna pushed the Leafs in front in the third. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026

One person died and another person was injured after a fire ripped through a Manhattan apartment building Saturday morning, officials said. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 17 Oct. 2026

Critics mocked Zacharia’s performance during her first and last press conference on Tuesday, and ripped her for describing herself as an attorney, despite having never passed the bar exam. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2026

Colton was cutting weight, getting jacked and talking to Glen about how to get ripped on camera on the day. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026