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
• rent
• rended
• rived
• cut
• split
• ribboned
• ruptured
• slashed
• cleaved
• broken
• lacerated
• cleft
• gashed
• mangled
• dissected
• incised
• 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
• speeded
• flown
• rushed
• trotted
• jumped
• hurried
• zipped
• buzzed
• scurried
• bolted
• rammed
• blown
• run
• ripped
• darted
• stepped
• scooted
• chased
• dashed
• travelled
• traveled
• blasted
• scuttled
• hurled
• jogged
• rustled
• cracked (on)
• whirled
• bundled
• hastened
• hurtled
• whisked
• pelted
• blazed
• bustled
• zoomed
• careened
• humped
• hustled
• nipped
• coursed
• hied
• bowled
• belted
• barreled
• motored
• rocketed
• stepped on it
• breezed
• shot
• barrelled
• 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
• whizzed
• sprinted
• 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
• hanged (around or out)
• shuffled
• strolled
• loitered
• sauntered
• ambled
• tarried
• dallied
• slowed (down or up)
• lumbered
• plodded
• dawdled
• decelerated
• dillydallied