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

Verb

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

Definition of ripped

Verb

Olstead yanked the handle to release his parachute and watched the red-white-and-blue fabric unfurl.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
In his view, a prosperous society was teetering on the edge of a meaningful shift toward communitarianism before being yanked back.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of yanked

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On Monday, rescuers in Nepal raced to free hundreds of workers thought to be trapped in hydropower site tunnels that were buried in mud.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Two Yavapai County Sheriff's Office deputies raced against the clock to save a man's life after a rattlesnake bit him at a remote campsite.

— Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of raced

Verb

The lawsuit by a Los Angeles studio claims Michael Shvartsman demanded early repayment, threatened its CEO and grabbed a bigger slice of profits after the film’s Mar-a-Lago premiere.

— Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The man grabbed his iguana (which survived the flight) and left.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

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The sibling drama, meanwhile, rather fades out of view amid these loftier goings-on; the film’s narrative begins to feel devised by the old parlor game Consequences, repeatedly wrenched in erratic new directions.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
Miriam had given her a heavy coat and wrenched open the silver door.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026