Synonyms of tears into

tears into

phrase

present tense third-person singular of tear into

1

as in has at

to start work on energetically

She tore into the home renovation project as soon as all the materials had been purchased.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• has at
• dives (into)
• approaches
• sails into
• tackles
• wades (in or into)
• attacks
• pitches into
• undertakes
• lights into
• goes at
• addresses
• falls (to)
• concentrates (on)
• focuses (on)
• pursues
• settles (down)
• buckles (down to)
• plunges (in)
• faces
• zeroes (in on)
• pitches in
• knuckles down (to)
• takes up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• evades
• shuns
• monkeys (around)
• potters (around)
• fiddles (around)
• plays
• lags
• fools
• messes
• putters (around)
• pokes
• dawdles
• idles
• trifles
• dallies
• dillydallies

2

as in attacks

to take sudden, violent action against

We watched the fighters tear into each other during the final round.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• assaults
• raids
• storms
• sets upon
• turns (on)
• descends (on or upon)
• strikes
• rounds on
• jumps (on)
• lights into
• sets at
• pitches into
• sets on
• flies at
• charges
• goes in (on)
• ambushes
• robs
• pounces (on or upon)
• goes at
• swarms
• rushes
• invades
• beats up on
• assails
• besets
• sics
• trashes
• bushwhacks
• bangs away (at)
• surprises
• bombs
• sacks
• mobs
• gangs up (on)
• flanks
• bum-rushes
• ambuscades
• ravages
• mugs
• cannons
• barrages
• waylays
• nukes
• besieges
• cannonades
• buffets
• blitzes
• plunders
• forays
• bombards
• batters
• loots
• plasters
• pillages
• harries
• beleaguers
• overruns
• envelops
• presses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• covers
• protects
• guards
• shields
• defends
• secures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tears into

Scott tears into the Bard’s lines — his Hamlet is terrific — and the spotlight is more on his sense of humor than his pain. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Here’s why A buck tears into a cedar tree trunk, leaving shavings of bark all around its already scarred base. — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

Since his arrival nearly 80 years ago, the Alsworth family has put their blood, sweat and tears into the location. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Her tight smile squeezes tiny tears into the corners of her eyes. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026