Synonyms of tore

tore

verb

past tense of tear

1

as in ripped

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it

angrily tore the letter to shreds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ripped
• shredded
• tattered
• broke
• rent
• rended
• split
• rived
• cut
• ruptured
• ribboned
• cleaved
• slashed
• lacerated
• gashed
• cleft
• mangled
• dissected
• incised
• butchered
• hacked
• dismembered

2

as in yanked

to separate or remove by forceful pulling

tore the book from his hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ripped
• yanked
• grabbed
• wrenched
• pulled
• snatched
• wrested
• pried
• cut (off)
• seized
• severed
• snapped (up)
• extracted
• forced
• amputated
• jerked
• uprooted
• nabbed
• nipped
• lopped (off)
• prized
• dissevered
• rooted (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reattached

3

as in raced

to proceed or move quickly

she tore out of the room as soon as the phone started to ring

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raced
• flew
• sped
• scurried
• rushed
• speeded
• hurried
• drove
• travelled
• trotted
• traveled
• zipped
• ran
• chased
• jumped
• blew
• ripped
• scooted
• darted
• run
• buzzed
• stepped
• dashed
• blasted
• rammed
• scuttled
• bolted
• hurled
• whirled
• blazed
• bowled
• jogged
• zoomed
• hustled
• rustled
• careened
• hurtled
• breezed
• hastened
• motored
• whisked
• rocketed
• hied
• pelted
• barreled
• nipped
• coursed
• bustled
• bundled
• cracked (on)
• barrelled
• belted
• careered
• jetted
• galloped
• humped
• shot
• bombed
• beat it
• hared
• scampered
• sprinted
• flitted
• stepped on it
• streaked
• highballed
• cannonballed
• made tracks
• hotfooted (it)
• shook a leg
• got a move on
• scudded
• stampeded
• scuffled
• whizzed
• accelerated
• overtook
• beetled
• outran
• quickened
• outstripped
• outpaced
• stepped out
• arrowed
• caught up
• beelined
• fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crept
• dragged
• crawled
• poked
• lingered
• hung (around or out)
• poked
• strolled
• lagged
• hanged (around or out)
• loitered
• sauntered
• shuffled
• ambled
• lumbered
• tarried
• dallied
• plodded
• dawdled
• slowed (down or up)
• decelerated
• dillydallied