Synonyms of rips

rips 1 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of rip

1

as in tears

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

• tears
• shreds
• rends
• breaks
• splits
• cuts
• rives
• tatters
• ribbons
• cleaves
• slashes
• ruptures
• lacerates
• dissects
• incises
• dismembers
• mangles
• hacks
• gashes
• butchers

2

as in slits

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)

you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slits
• slices
• slashes
• cuts
• pierces
• stabs
• bruises
• splits
• incises
• shears
• tears
• gashes
• severs
• cleaves
• chops
• rends
• carves
• crosscuts
• dissects
• lacerates
• scissors
• saws
• mangles
• rives
• chips
• haggles
• hacks
• sections
• minces
• notches
• anatomizes
• butchers
• amputates
• chisels
• hacksaws
• dices
• cuts off

3

as in rushes

to proceed or move quickly

the car went ripping down the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rushes
• scurries
• zips
• hurries
• speeds
• flies
• drives
• trots
• travels
• chases
• races
• jumps
• blows
• runs
• buzzes
• tears
• scoots
• blasts
• scuttles
• darts
• dashes
• hurls
• zooms
• whirls
• rustles
• shoots
• rams
• jogs
• steps
• hustles
• bowls
• whisks
• hurtles
• barrels
• blazes
• hastens
• bolts
• belts
• humps
• hies
• careens
• cracks (on)
• jets
• nips
• breezes
• motors
• bundles
• beats it
• bustles
• pelts
• steps on it
• gallops
• courses
• careers
• rockets
• bombs
• makes tracks
• hares
• flits
• scampers
• cannonballs
• shakes a leg
• gets a move on
• accelerates
• hotfoots (it)
• highballs
• streaks
• whizzes
• sprints
• scuds
• overtakes
• beetles
• stampedes
• outruns
• quickens
• outstrips
• scuffles
• outpaces
• steps out
• catches up
• arrows
• beelines
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawls
• drags
• pokes
• lingers
• creeps
• lags
• pokes
• hangs (around or out)
• loiters
• shuffles
• dawdles
• strolls
• saunters
• ambles
• dallies
• tarries
• slows (down or up)
• plods
• lumbers
• decelerates
• dillydallies

4

as in grabs

to separate or remove by forceful pulling

rip a sheet off the pad of paper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tears
• grabs
• yanks
• pulls
• snatches
• wrenches
• wrests
• pries
• seizes
• severs
• extracts
• snaps (up)
• cuts (off)
• uproots
• nabs
• forces
• lops (off)
• amputates
• nips
• jerks
• dissevers
• prizes
• roots (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reattaches

rips

2 of 3

noun (1)

plural of rip

as in scratches

a long deep cut

the hoe left rips in the lawn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tears
• slits
• scratches
• fractures
• slashes
• rents
• lacerations
• injuries
• incisions
• gashes
• wounds
• scrapes
• scores
• cracks
• abrasions
• snags
• ruptures

rips

3 of 3

noun (2)

plural of rip

as in perverts

a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard

something of a rip in his youth, he eventually settled down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perverts
• degenerates
• rakes
• deviates
• villains
• libertines
• backsliders
• playboys
• debauchers
• heels
• derelicts
• pervs
• decadents
• rakehells
• delinquents
• profligates
• debauchees
• incorrigibles
• bankrupts
• scoundrels
• blackguards
• reprobates
• knaves
• rogues
• cads
• miscreants
• rascals
• satyrs
• lechers
• playgirls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saints

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rips

Verb

Donalds rips opponent’s ‘complete 180’ as Dem’s own 2016 words come back to haunt him in tightening gov race. — FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

During a process called Hills capture, as a stellar binary orbits a supermassive black hole and the gravitational influence of the black hole rips the binary apart, ejecting one star while capturing the other. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

But the coyote has other plans and rips it up, forcing the matter to trial. — ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

Immediately after that, a powerful blast rips through the street. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Abbott is now racing to put standards on data centers in his state, as Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa rips him for his initial support of the facilities. — Ashley Capoot,garrett Downs, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

The ambitious staging literally rips the fourth wall off a two-story house, giving a voyeuristic view into the kitchen, living room, bathroom and bedroom. — William Earl, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

Pouring them straight into a trash bag could lead to a smelly mess if the bag rips and leaks. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2026

It’s followed by Watts, coming in on drums slightly offbeat, and then Richards, who rips the song open with his five-string open G tuning technique. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026

Noun

Inspect The Duvet’s Condition Next, examine your duvet for any rips, tears, or stains. — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026

The copper rivets, still used across jean designs today, were initially added to prevent rips frequently experienced by miners and other laborers. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2026

Very simply put, fade the rips and buy the dips has led to much near-term success. — Jay Woods, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

The interior section of my policy covers reconditioning, repair, or replacement of surfaces damaged due to normal wear and tear, including loose seam stitches, rips, and tears. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

The last movie had crazy stuff going on with the multiverse, multiple Spider-Men, and rips in the space-time continuum. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Bag tags in particular may sustain rips and spills and are easy to replace on the cheap—there’s no need to hold onto any that aren’t in good condition, Lubega notes. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 28 July 2026

One of the standout pieces in Galecki’s room is a yellow chair with visible scratches, rips and worn fabric. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026

The material hasn’t suffered any rips or snags, and the dust and dirt it’s collected is easy to wash off. — Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026