Definitions

tear

[teer] / tɪər /

NOUN

rip, cut

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crack hole

STRONG

breach break damage fissure gash imperfection laceration mutilation rent run rupture scratch split tatter

NOUN

wild action

Synonyms

STRONG

bender binge bust carousal carouse drunk spree wassail

VERB

cut, rip an object

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 pull apart

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attach combine fix join mend sew unite

STRONG

insert

VERB

move very fast

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chase fling rush shoot

STRONG

boil bolt career charge course dart dash fly gallop hurry lash race run speed spring zoom

Antonyms

STRONG

dawdle delay halt slow stay wait walk

WEAK

idle

Example Sentences

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The sector has been on a tear since Elon Musk’s company officially filed to go public last week.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

And I think that, as a result, it is beginning to actually tear at the fabric of who we are as Americans.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Together, these findings strengthen the idea that aging is not simply the result of wear and tear across the body.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

The most significant is captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, who missed the New Zealand ODIs with a "minor" calf tear and has now been ruled out of the subsequent T20 series.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Gingersnipes swiped a tear of laughter from her eye.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

tear

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