RIVED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

rived

verb

past tense of rive

as in disrupted

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle

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as in tore

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it the bitter disappointment threatened to rive my heart in two

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Recent Examples of rived Refugee aid programs have resettled many Congolese families in the suburbs north of the nation’s capital, as their nation has been rived by war, unrest and now an Ebola outbreak. — Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 30 June 2026

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In the second, the expiry was flagged on Friday, someone caught it and the issue never disrupted employees.

— Tal Dagan, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Unusually wet conditions disrupted Brazil's sugarcane harvest, while drought and other weather extremes affected production in other major growing regions.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of disrupted

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After the Norte fire tore through 570 acres across south Orange County, destroying many homes, everybody needed this.

— Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Haliburton tore his Achilles during Game 7 of the NBA Finals against Oklahoma City in June 2025 and missed the entire 2025-26 season.

— Peter Finney Jr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of tore

Verb

While Democrats notched historic upsets nationwide — including in places like Kansas, which broke a 90-year streak — Texas carries outsized national weight given the recent corporate stampede to the state.

— Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Tar Heel Democrats also flipped the state House and broke the GOP’s Senate supermajority.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of broke

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Old walls that once separated the exam rooms have been ripped down, leaving a large open space.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee Updated November 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Roughly two months after fire ripped through Newhall’s historic downtown, four people are under arrest, accused of arson and conspiracy in the devastating blaze.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of ripped

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The Notre Dame product fractured his forearm in the preseason finale and was already expected to be a roster bubble player on cut-down day.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Their interiors were fractured into visually immersive pools and veins of cobalt, scarlet, yellow and blue.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026

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