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

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

During his tour, a solar flare causes an electromagnetic disturbance that rips through the systems of civilization and into the data center. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Bell rips Bargatze for attending the UFC Freedom 250 fights at Donald Trump‘s White House earlier this month. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 23 June 2026

Louis rips his spine out, dislocates his jaw, and reads Claudia’s diary entries about how she was repeatedly assaulted by him. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 June 2026

Continue reading … GLOVES OFF — Fired '60 Minutes' veteran rips new bosses as incompetent, claims pro-Trump bias. — FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026

Both are subject to disruption from the Milky Way's gravity, which triggers bursts of star formation within them and rips away a stream of gas from both, called the Magellanic Stream. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 June 2026

The dimple in the mattress stretches into a deep depression, one that essentially rips all the way through. — Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2026

The film kicks off with a mysterious cosmic event that rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports the neighborhood to someplace unknown where, evidently, dinosaurs run wild. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026

Noun

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

Double bag any heavy trash bags or loads that contain a lot of wet food to prevent rips and leaks. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 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

After identifying the injuries, the doctors used laser treatments to mend the retinal tears and rips and seal the break. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026

Old bath, hand, or face towels with rips, tears, or stains that won’t budge can be repurposed for cleaning, drying the dog after a muddy walk, or even donated to a local animal shelter. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2026

The crossbar cracks, the netting rips. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026

The jerseys are made of polyester so the fabric can be cut like papel picado without becoming vulnerable to tears or rips. — ABC News, 30 May 2026

Some signs to never ignore are yellow or brown stains, rips, or a musty smell. — Jane Kim, The Spruce, 27 May 2026