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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tore

In January 2022, Tropical Storm Ana tore through the Kapichira Dam, ripping roughly 129 megawatts of hydropower off the national grid in a single stroke. — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

The collision killed her, tore the roof off the Corolla and caused Lynch’s truck to flip over, the release said. — Haley Parsley august 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Senior center Jayden Chavez would have been a third but tore his ACL in a spring showcase. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

David Walker tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the third training camp practice last year. — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

There are no easy answers on how to move forward after a war that tore a country apart. — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

The blacklist caused serious health problems, tore families apart, drove people to suicide, and prevented some potentially great films from ever being made. — John Bleasdale, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

This being his fifth team in eight years, Okoronko tore his triceps early last season with the Philadelphia Eagles. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

The role is being recast after Ryan Hurst, who had been originally set as Kratos, tore a bicep while performing a stunt on set in late June, four months into the shoot, with the injury requiring surgery followed by a long recovery. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026