Synonyms of torn

torn

verb

past participle 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
• riven
• broken
• rent
• split
• cut
• ruptured
• ribboned
• cleaved
• slashed
• lacerated
• mangled
• dissected
• incised
• gashed
• dismembered
• butchered
• hacked

2

as in grabbed

to separate or remove by forceful pulling

tore the book from his hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reattached

3

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of torn

While her brother is torn between his sister and power, a devastating secret will reveal that neither resistance nor sacrifice is enough to stop oblivion. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026

She was particularly torn about leaving behind her little sister. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Tori was settling into her own convictions just as Layla once had, and Khalil was torn between his dreams and his reality, much like Spencer used to be. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Hollywood torn on Paramount-Warner deal FOR SUBSCRIBERSPassenger says United ‘trapped’ her next to a man who masturbated on flight. — David K. Li, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026

The victim’s oldest daughter, Julissa Hernandez, wrote that her mother’s death has torn the family apart on a GoFundMe to raise money for Campbell Ortiz’s funeral costs. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

Tonally, the film is torn between wanting to be brutally bleak and offering some kind of hope for Murphy and his precocious, adorable daughter. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Chopper 3 was over the scene, where one car could be seen on its side with its roof torn off. — Laura Fay, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

One man who worked at the Kenscoff police station had his eyes gouged and arms torn off, the report found. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026