pull apart

VERB

censure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admonish berate castigate chastise chide denounce discipline rebuff rebuke reprimand reproach scold

STRONG

abuse animadvert asperse attack backbite blame cavil contemn denigrate deprecate disapprove disparage impugn incriminate judge knock lecture ostracize remonstrate reprehend reprove upbraid

WEAK

carp at cut up exprobate find fault with get after look askance pick apart read out take to task tear apart tell off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve commend compliment flatter forgive laud praise

STRONG

agree cherish defend endorse protect sanction

WEAK

allow permit

VERB

rive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

divide fray rend

STRONG

break claw cleave crack damage extract frazzle gash grab impair incise injure lacerate mangle mutilate pluck pull rip run rupture scratch seize separate sever shred slash slit snatch split sunder wrench wrest yank

WEAK

evulse ribbon rift

Antonyms

STRONG

agree aid assist close combine cure fix give heal help insert join let go marry mend obey preserve push release repair sew unite

VERB

tear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break crack damage divide grab injure mangle pull rive rupture separate sever shred slash snatch split wrench yank

STRONG

claw cleave extract fray frazzle gash impair incise jigsaw lacerate mutilate pluck rend ribbon rift run scratch seize slit sunder wrest

WEAK

evulse

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attach combine fix join mend sew unite

STRONG

insert

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Firefighters continued their campaign to pull apart the structure and get at the flames hidden inside as additional crews arrived from across the region to assist with the fire battle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Saka's inclusion as a number 10 brings this added fluidity to Arsenal's attack, which helped them pull apart Wigan for the duration of his cameo.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

At the time, Earth's ancient supercontinent Rodinia was beginning to pull apart, creating deep fractures in the crust.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

Her backup is sparse, pulsing electronic sounds that come together as chords, pull apart and realign; she sounds fulfilled, fascinated and enthralled.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Everyone tested it when they were growing up: seeing how far they could pull apart, coming back with intense relief.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

pull apart

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