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Synonyms of tear

5 similar words

Another word for tear is rip. Other synonyms of tear are rend, rip out, tear off and tear out.

Synonyms and similar words for tear

verbTo make (an opening) with force or energy.

  • rendTo part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate.
  • ripTo divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to...

verbTo remove by tearing, or with sudden great force.

Meaning of tear

  1. verb To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
  2. verb To injure as if by pulling apart.
  3. verb To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.

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Questions about synonyms of tear

What is another word for tear?
Tear has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as rip, rend, rip out, tear off and tear out.
What does tear mean?
Tear means to rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tear (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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