tearing

The word “tearing” has 2 syllables: tear-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈtɛr.ɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for tearing?

In the thesaurus, “tearing” has 143 synonyms and 19 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for tearing along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for tearing

accelerating
acute
agonizing
amputating
arrowing
barreling
barrelling
beating it
beelining
beetling
belting
biting
blasting
blazing
blowing
bolting
bombing
bowling
breaking
breezing
bundling
bustling
butchering
buzzing
cannonballing
careening
careering
catching up
chasing
cleaving
coursing
cutting
darting
dashing
dismembering
dissecting
dissevering
driving
excruciating
exquisite
extracting
extreme
fast-forwarding
fierce
flitting
flying
forcing
galloping
gashing
getting a move on
grabbing
hacking
haring
harrowing
hastening
hieing
highballing
humping
hurling
hurrying
hurtling
hustling
hying
incising
intense
jerking
jetting
jogging
jumping
lacerating
making tracks
mangling
motoring
nabbing
nipping
outpacing
outrunning
outstripping
overtaking
pelting
penetrating
piercing
prizing
prying
pulling
quickening
racing
racking
raging
ramming
rending
ribboning
ripping
riving
rocketing
running
rupturing
rushing
rustling
scampering
scooting
scudding
scuffling
scurrying
scuttling
seizing
severing
shaking a leg
sharp
shooting
shredding
slashing
smarting
snatching
speeding
splitting
sprinting
stabbing
stampeding
stepping
stepping on it
stepping out
stinging
streaking
tattering
tingling
tormenting
torturing
torturous
traveling
travelling
trotting
uprooting
vehement
violent
whirling
whisking
whizzing
wrenching
wresting
yanking
zipping
zooming

Antonyms for tearing

ambling
crawling
creeping
dallying
dawdling
decelerating
dillydallying
dragging
lagging
lingering
loitering
lumbering
plodding
poking
reattaching
sauntering
shuffling
strolling
tarrying

Meanings of tearing

verb
1. To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
2. To injure as if by pulling apart.
3. To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
4. To make (an opening) with force or energy.
5. (often with off or out) To remove by tearing.
6. (of structures, with down) To demolish.
7. To become torn, especially accidentally.
8. To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence.
9. To smash or enter something with great force.
10. To produce tears.
noun
1. The act by which something is torn; a laceration.
2. Distortion of an animated display when the contents of the framebuffer are rendered while it contains portions of two or more frames.
3. Continuous shedding of tears; epiphora.
adjective
1. Enormous; of great size or impact.
2. Very hasty.

Example Sentences

She was tearing the paper into tiny pieces out of frustration.
The dog started tearing the cushion apart as soon as it was left alone.
He came tearing down the hallway to deliver the urgent message.
Tearing up old photos brought back a wave of emotion.
They were tearing through the competition with ease.

On this page you'll find 162 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tearing, such as: accelerating, acute, agonizing, ambling, amputating, arrowing, barreling.

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