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rip up

VERB
abuse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
insult offend persecute revile
STRONG
backbite bash belittle berate calumniate cap castigate decry defame derogate discount knock minimize nag oppress reproach ride scold signify slam slap smear sound trash upbraid vilify vituperate zing
WEAK
bad-mouth blow off cuss out cut down cut to the quick do a number on dump on give a black eye hurl brickbat pick on put down rag on run down sling mud swear at tear apart
Antonyms
STRONGEST
compliment
STRONG
approve exalt flatter laud praise
WEAK
acclaim adulate benefit care for cherish commend defend esteem help honor preserve prize protect respect revere treasure
VERB
denigrate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
besmirch defame disparage impugn slander vilify
STRONG
asperse blacken blister calumniate decry knock libel revile roast scandalize traduce
WEAK
bad mouth dis give black eye mudsling put down run down tear down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approve commend compliment flatter praise
STRONG
laud
WEAK
boost cherish
VERB
smear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
besmirch blacken defame malign slander sully taint vilify
STRONG
asperse befoul blackguard blister calumniate defile denigrate discolor hit libel pan rap scorch slam slur traduce
WEAK
bad-mouth drag through mud give a black eye poor-mouth sling mud
Antonyms
STRONGEST
compliment praise
STRONG
flatter
WEAK
honor laud upgrade
VERB
vilify
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assail berate damn decry defame denigrate denounce disparage malign mistreat revile slander smear
STRONG
abuse asperse attack blister censure curse cuss debase dig jinx knock libel pan rap roast scorch slam slur traduce vituperate voodoo
WEAK
bad-mouth call down caluminate dress down dump on give a black eye mudsling put a whammy on put down rag on run down skin alive speak ill of tear down tear into
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approve cherish commend compliment exalt favor flatter glorify laud praise
STRONG
benefit defend honor protect

Example Sentences

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Others want to rip up the funding system entirely.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

That is forcing vineyard owners from Bordeaux to Australia to rip up vines and leave grapes to rot in the fields.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The U.S. government has warned it will rip up its agreements with Anthropic if the AI startup fails to reach a deal with the Pentagon, according to the Financial Times.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

I got to rip up the chunky gravel Richard Martin trail through Elkmont, where locals served us chicken stew and banana pudding.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2025

“We will not rip up this floor till we have had a good search,” announced Mr. Little.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.