SHREDDED Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of shredded

as in faded

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verb

past tense of shred

as in ripped

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it shredded some cooked chicken for the soup

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Adjective

Serve them on a crispy tostado with a little shredded cheese, avocado, lettuce, and salsa. — Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2026 People in Crystal Lake are constantly being dispatched in ways that offer the most shredded flesh, spurting blood and oozing viscera possible. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Verb

This was the same unit that had been shredded by Missouri and embarrassed by South Carolina. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2026 Gaye’s was perhaps the most inventive, not to say subversive, Black version of the anthem since Jimi Hendrix had shredded the song at Woodstock in 1969. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shredded

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Adjective

Investigators described him as a white male in his late 50s, with a scruffy, gray beard who was wearing a faded blue baseball cap.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
The landscape flowed in ridges and mountains of faded yellow and whisper pink, where welwitschia–large, low-lying plants that live to be hundreds of years old–sprawled like relics from a Dune film set.

— Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of faded

Verb

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

Adjective

The girl sustained three spinal injuries, a fractured nose and a lacerated liver as a result of the crash, according to Taylor Brashaw, who organized a GoFundMe for Laila and her family after the incident.

— Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
The mayor broke nine ribs and suffered a lacerated liver and semi-collapsed lung, the statement said.

— Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2025

Definition of lacerate

Verb

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

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