RIVED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

rived

verb

past tense of rive

as in disrupted

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle

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as in tore

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it the bitter disappointment threatened to rive my heart in two

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Recent Examples of rived Refugee aid programs have resettled many Congolese families in the suburbs north of the nation’s capital, as their nation has been rived by war, unrest and now an Ebola outbreak. — Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 30 June 2026

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Efforts to bring the outbreak under control — from limited public gatherings to social distancing and airport closures — have disrupted life in the six affected provinces, particularly Ituri, which has been ravaged by rebel violence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The choices of what to put in each episode — and when to cut from one timeline to another — have sometimes felt arbitrary, and have often disrupted the story’s overall flow.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of disrupted

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Last month, weeks after tens of thousands of students took to the streets of New Delhi demanding education reform, Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally broke his silence on the seven-week protests.

— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
The stock just broke below the psychologically important $800 level.

— Tony Zhang, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of broke

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Well, take a look at the devastation here where that flood wall ripped through this village on the Trishuli River, taking out most of this community.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
The four-piece from Austin, Texas ripped through their midday set, where the blazing sun was no match for their energy (if a little hard on their face paint).

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026

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