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
• plastered
• smashed
• loaded
• blind
• gassed
• blasted
• hammered
• lit
• looped
• crocked
• under the influence
• stewed
• pickled
• sloshed
• tanked
• besotted
• blitzed
• juiced
• stiff
• inebriated
• stinking
• intoxicated
• potted
• stoned
• tight
• lit up
• high
• under the weather
• wiped out
• oiled
• tipsy
• three sheets in the wind
• canned
• squiffed
• soused
• sozzled
• inebriate
• boozy
• cockeyed
• in the bag
• blotto
• sottish
• alcoholic
• tiddly
• pie-eyed
• 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

By that time thousands of ground-penetrating bombs had ripped through the subsoil with the seismic force of small earthquakes. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

In 2018, the Camp fire ripped through Butte County, burning 150,000 acres and killing 85 people. — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Los Angeles Fire Department arson investigators are probing a destructive fire that ripped through a Sun Valley strip mall early Sunday morning, destroying a beloved family-run market. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 July 2026

In Spain, 10 people were still unaccounted for Monday from a fire that ripped through a remote southern expatriate community last week, killing 13 people in one of the country's deadliest blazes. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

Buyers stepped in, the 200-day held, and price ripped back to new highs. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Now, there are other less, kind of, ripped-from-the-headlines cases. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

As a result of low demand and a decline in sales, California producers ripped out nearly 40,000 acres of vines, according to a 2025 report from the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG). — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 July 2026

Less than two months later a swarm of earthquakes ripped along the ridge. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 8 July 2026