TORE Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

tore

verb

Definition of tore

past tense of tear

as in ripped

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it angrily tore the letter to shreds

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as in yanked

to separate or remove by forceful pulling tore the book from his hand

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reattached

as in raced

to proceed or move quickly she tore out of the room as soon as the phone started to ring

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Recent Examples of tore Schneider said Charbonnet, who tore his ACL during the playoffs, was not a candidate to start the season on the active roster. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026 One of them, Austin, tore his right ACL late in training camp. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026 The number of people confirmed killed after propulsive landslides tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday now exceeds 900. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026 In the wake of violent storms that tore through northwest Indiana, my family was without power for 13 days. — Lori Latham, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 On Monday, the Ross Fire — now one of the largest wildfires on record in North Texas — tore through the historic camp. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026 Hurricane Milton, the second of which, tore all the Teflon panels off the Trop’s roof flooding the inside of the facility. — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 France’s largest wildfire since 1949 tore through Bordeaux’s pine forests, forcing more than 200,000 evacuations and obliterating 183 homes in Le Porge. — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Promising second-year outside linebacker Nic Scourton tore his ACL on the first day of training camp and was shortly thereafter pronounced out for the season. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tore

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After Jeremy Pena singled, Alvarez ripped a low-inside sinker to the warning track in right-center for a 7-6 lead.

— CBS News, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Advocates for victims said that gun violence has ripped any sense of normalcy from families and entire neighborhoods.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of ripped

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The officer is also seen putting a woman in a patrol car, the same woman who is shown on the ground having her hair yanked by an officer.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
In Berkeley, where California clay culture yanked ceramics out of the category of polite craft and into something huge, physical, ugly, and beautiful, Heilmann learned to weld.

— Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026

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Barrichello competed as an F1 driver for 19 seasons and has also raced as an IndyCar and stock car driver.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Drivers who raced in Sunday's Freedom 250 Grand Prix praised everything from the challenging street course to the one-of-a-kind setting surrounding it.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026