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 Hintz, who tore his hamstring in two places last season, was moving gingerly when behind helped off the ice, but returned a few minutes later. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 And in August, in the popular tourist spot of Altai, in southern Siberia, a bear tore open a tent and dragged a 29-year-old woman into the forest and killed her. — Arina Porkhovnik, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026 Electricity tore through a blue-violet sky and an enormous electric chair materialized above Hetfield. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026 Rescuers are still searching for more than 5,000 people missing in the border region with China after August’s glacier collapse unleashed landslides and a flash flood that tore through valleys. — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 Burns tore his right MCL and meniscus while playing on a bad left ankle sprain. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 During another strong El Nino in 1997, hundreds of people died when Hurricane Pauline tore across Mexico’s Pacific coast. — John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Three years later, former ESPN host Keith Olbermann celebrated when Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles in the opening minutes of the Jets’ season. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 In the pre-sunrise hours on Humboldt Bay, a fishing boat called the Silver Spray encountered a powerful 18-foot wave that tore the top of the boat off, launching the four men aboard into the dark waves. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tore

Verb

The results led her doctor to order another test, during which her artery was ripped.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
But Cousins ripped the Chiefs for 365 yards, with no completion longer than 28 yards.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of ripped

Verb

Although nine episodes were filmed, only two aired before A&E yanked the controversial and critically panned series, WXIX reported at the time.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Two months later, Jimmy Kimmel Live was briefly yanked from the air over comments that host Jimmy Kimmel made about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of yanked

Verb

Ross also grabbed the woman by her ponytail and slammed her against the wall, causing injuries to her face and lip, according to the report.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Israel, Iranian analysts have noted, grabbed territory in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, and Syria after October 7 and argued that doing so was essential for its security.

— Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of grabbed

Verb

According to a preliminary investigation, the crash happened as a gray Toyota Camry sped south on Prospect.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Deputies and Florida Highway Patrol troopers caught up with Lopez, who sped away at speeds of up to 100 mph, according to his arrest report.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of sped

Verb

The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, after passengers stormed the cockpit and wrenched back controlfrom the attacker, who Israeli officials suspect was trying to crash the plane.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The driver wrenched the Jeep to the left, arm over arm churning at the wheel.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of wrenched

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Our shopping editors have done the wandering for you and pulled the furniture deals worth acting on before midnight, with some marked down by more than 50%.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
Nick Pivetta yielded two runs and five hits while pitching into the fifth for the Padres, and Dustin May got pulled abruptly with a 1-0 count on Bogaerts and a runner aboard in the fourth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026