Synonyms of tore into

tore into

phrase

past tense of tear into

1

as in sailed into

to start work on energetically

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sailed into
• waded (in or into)
• had at
• approached
• dived (into)
• tackled
• pitched into
• went at
• lit into
• undertook
• attacked
• addressed
• concentrated (on)
• focused (on)
• settled (down)
• fell (to)
• pursued
• buckled (down to)
• plunged (in)
• pitched in
• faced
• knuckled down (to)
• zeroed (in on)
• took up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• evaded
• shunned
• fiddled (around)
• puttered (around)
• played
• lagged
• fooled
• messed
• poked
• idled
• trifled
• dawdled
• pottered (around)
• dallied
• monkeyed (around)
• dillydallied

2

as in attacked

to take sudden, violent action against

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacked
• raided
• assaulted
• stormed
• turned (on)
• jumped (on)
• set at
• struck
• set on
• pitched into
• set upon
• descended (on or upon)
• lit into
• rounded on
• went in (on)
• charged
• robbed
• pounced (on or upon)
• flew at
• went at
• invaded
• ambushed
• beat up on
• rushed
• assailed
• swarmed
• beset
• bushwhacked
• sicced
• trashed
• surprised
• ganged up (on)
• flanked
• sacked
• bombed
• besieged
• mobbed
• banged away (at)
• ambuscaded
• waylaid
• mugged
• blitzed
• battered
• ravaged
• nuked
• bombarded
• plundered
• looted
• buffeted
• beleaguered
• plastered
• bum-rushed
• barraged
• pillaged
• enveloped
• harried
• cannoned
• overran
• cannonaded
• pressed
• forayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• covered
• protected
• secured
• defended
• guarded
• shielded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tore into

In Highland, Indiana, where nearly 10,000 are without power, trees tore into the roofs of homes and limbs littered the streets. — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

For all the challenges Prisco’s weathered over the century, nothing tested the family resolve like damage from a violent wind storm last August that tore into the store, causing part of the back wall to collapse and sending water pouring inside. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Young orcas then gobbled up fish fragments that drifted through the water as their elders tore into what was left of the sunfish’s corpse. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

In 1995-96, Newcastle tore into the lead at the top of the division and although Manchester United reeled them in, relentless and unforgiving, the drama was human. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 July 2026