rip out

VERB

remove

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish clear away cut out delete discard discharge dismiss eliminate erase evacuate expel extract get rid of oust pull out raise separate ship take out transfer transport withdraw

STRONG

abstract amputate depose detach dethrone dislodge displace disturb doff efface eject expunge junk purge relegate shed skim unload unseat uproot

WEAK

carry away carry off cart off dig out do away with strike out take down tear out throw out wipe out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept add allow continue employ engage hire hold include insert keep load permit put in ratify remain retain welcome

STRONG

combine fill put on unite

WEAK

fix give birth place plant sow stay

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rip out

Sarah paid $15,000 to rip out the chain-link fence separating the Healing Arts center and Quirky, which had been cut into repeatedly, and replace it with 80 feet of reinforcement.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026

And when it does, you won’t have to rip out matching avocado green appliances.

From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026

Sometimes that meant builders were left with half-poured foundations that they would have to pay to rip out and redo as laborers were arrested mid-job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

Others used a claw affixed to the arm of a bright-red excavator to rip out plants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025

I rip out the drawings I have made, intending to crumple them up, but he puts his hand quickly on mine.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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