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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Costs had been on the decline since March 2025, following a massive outbreak of bird flu that disrupted the egg supply and sent retail prices soaring.

— Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
The outage, now in its 11th day, has disrupted access to medical records, prescription histories, and scheduling systems.

— Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of disrupted

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One month after a fire tore through the Helix Apartments in St Louis Park, Minnesota, neighbors are still stepping in to help.

— Ashley Grams, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Second-round pick Chase Bisontis, who was in contention for the starting right guard position, tore the MCL in his left knee.

— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of tore

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After news broke of Panettiere’s death, tributes from across Hollywood came pouring in online.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
The couple’s children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, have already enrolled at British schools and will start classes in September, according to the Daily Telegraph, which broke the story.

— Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of broke

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Nearly two months later, support is still pouring in for victims of the wildfires that ripped through southern Colorado earlier this summer.

— Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
During the past 10 months, construction workers and engineers have ripped out everything below the upper tier and reconfigured the stadium.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of ripped

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Margaret Shragal, Allen said, fractured her hip in a fall and was transported by air ambulance to a local hospital for surgery, but that surgery was delayed three days because of the widespread power outages.

— Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
When the identifiers changed or failed to match, one history fractured into several incomplete ones.

— Aashis Luitel, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

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