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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of torn

This is the friction that Tariq felt was a nonnegotiable for the film, factions of an immigrant community torn between assimilating into American culture and proudly celebrating its differences as loudly as possible. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Congenitally optimistic without being saccharine, Paul Baker was, in Season 2, the nexus of a love triangle in which his character felt torn between his girlfriend, Rao’s Issa, and his husband, Thiele’s Anton. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Voters also are torn about the two ballot measures designed to nullify it. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Harbaugh’s aggressive trade demonstrates urgency to keep improving a 2-1 Giants team that is teetering after losing Dart and edge rusher Brian Burns (torn right ACL) to season-ending knee injuries in a seven-day span. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Alyssa Lareau, who left the Civil Rights Division’s Federal Coordination and Compliance Section last year after concluding that anti-discrimination laws such as Title VI were no longer being faithfully enforced, was similarly torn. — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

While her brother is torn between his sister and power, a devastating secret will reveal that neither resistance nor sacrifice is enough to stop oblivion. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026

Tori was settling into her own convictions just as Layla once had, and Khalil was torn between his dreams and his reality, much like Spencer used to be. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Hollywood torn on Paramount-Warner deal FOR SUBSCRIBERSPassenger says United ‘trapped’ her next to a man who masturbated on flight. — David K. Li, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026