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

Videos ​released by state media in the afternoon showed flames ripping through the building and thick black smoke billowing into ​the sky. — Reuters, NBC news, 9 July 2026

Shortly after Thursday’s meeting, Johnson released a statement ripping the committee for not letting voters have their say on the millionaire tax. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

His second goal was even more impressive, ripping through the legs of midfielder Danilo Santos before finding the net. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026

The New York Times dropped a 5,000 word story absolutely ripping its former employee. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

The contest came during a heat wave that is ripping through most of the United States, and the temperature on Coney Island was 92 degrees with a 68% humidity. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026

Contreras unleashed a massive bat flip after ripping a 421-foot homer in what became a 6-3 Boston victory. — CBS News, 30 June 2026

With some luck, Letourneau could develop into a Tage Thompson-like center with a ripping shot and a frame that is difficult to dislodge. — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 30 June 2026

The game was mostly notable for its physicality as referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio allowed both teams to batter each other, with blood flowing and shirts ripping. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 29 June 2026