Synonyms of ripping

ripping

verb

present participle of rip

1

as in tearing

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

• tearing
• shredding
• rending
• splitting
• cutting
• breaking
• riving
• tattering
• slashing
• cleaving
• ribboning
• rupturing
• lacerating
• gashing
• dissecting
• incising
• mangling
• dismembering
• butchering
• hacking

2

as in slicing

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)

you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slicing
• slitting
• slashing
• cutting
• splitting
• bruising
• stabbing
• piercing
• shearing
• tearing
• incising
• gashing
• chopping
• sawing
• severing
• cleaving
• crosscutting
• carving
• rending
• dissecting
• chipping
• scissoring
• mangling
• lacerating
• riving
• butchering
• hacking
• haggling
• chiseling
• hacksawing
• notching
• sectioning
• mincing
• dicing
• amputating
• cutting off
• anatomizing

3

as in rushing

to proceed or move quickly

the car went ripping down the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rushing
• flying
• speeding
• hurrying
• scurrying
• traveling
• racing
• zipping
• driving
• trotting
• chasing
• jumping
• tearing
• running
• buzzing
• blowing
• blasting
• scooting
• stepping
• darting
• scuttling
• dashing
• ramming
• zooming
• whirling
• blazing
• bolting
• hurling
• hustling
• shooting
• bowling
• hurtling
• barreling
• jogging
• bundling
• rustling
• humping
• hastening
• nipping
• careening
• rocketing
• pelting
• haring
• cracking (on)
• belting
• careering
• whisking
• breezing
• motoring
• coursing
• bustling
• jetting
• galloping
• beating it
• bombing
• highballing
• hying
• cannonballing
• stepping on it
• getting a move on
• flitting
• making tracks
• scampering
• shaking a leg
• hotfooting (it)
• streaking
• accelerating
• scuffling
• whizzing
• sprinting
• scudding
• stampeding
• overtaking
• outrunning
• quickening
• beetling
• outstripping
• stepping out
• outpacing
• catching up
• arrowing
• fast-forwarding
• beelining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawling
• creeping
• poking
• dragging
• lingering
• hanging (around or out)
• poking
• lagging
• shuffling
• dawdling
• strolling
• loitering
• sauntering
• ambling
• dallying
• plodding
• lumbering
• slowing (down or up)
• decelerating
• tarrying
• dillydallying

4

as in yanking

to separate or remove by forceful pulling

rip a sheet off the pad of paper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tearing
• yanking
• grabbing
• pulling
• snatching
• wrenching
• extracting
• wresting
• prying
• cutting (off)
• seizing
• snapping (up)
• severing
• forcing
• lopping (off)
• amputating
• uprooting
• nabbing
• jerking
• nipping
• dissevering
• rooting (out)
• prizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reattaching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ripping

Other aircraft may go on to fly for other airlines, with potential carriers ripping out Spirit's tight 28-inch seat pitch for something roomier. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Instead, her attackers started ripping her gear off her body – her camera bag, her lenses, her pouch containing her American passport, credit cards, documents and other items. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

This strain of bird flu, which began ripping through American poultry farms in early 2022, has proved adept at jumping to other species. — Nat Lash, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026

However, Rays first baseman Yandy Díaz broke through, ripping a leadoff double into the left-center gap for the team’s first baserunner of the game. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Assumed to be overseas in Dubai, UAE for the past few years, the 75-year old is accused of ripping California banks off to the tune of more than $29 million starting in 2017. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Hill then threw Vaccaro’s items around the room and pushed and shoved her to the floor, later ripping Vaccaro’s necklace from her neck, according to the petition. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

Mings then grabbed Greenwood by the shirt, ripping it and leading to a melee. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

The family captured the moment a massive marine mammal slammed into the side of their boat, ripping a door from its hinges and tearing a hole in the hull. — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026