Definitions

tear out

[tair-out] / ˈtɛərˌaʊt /

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 rip out strike out take down 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

VERB

run

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dash fly jog race rush shoot sprint travel

STRONG

abscond amble barrel bolt bound bustle canter career course dart decamp depart escape flee flit gallop hasten hie hotfoot hurry hustle lope pace scamper scoot scorch scramble scud scurry shag skedaddle skip skitter smoke speed spring spurt tear trot whisk

WEAK

beat it clear out cut and run dog it go like lightning leg it light out make a break make off make tracks take flight take off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

remain stay walk

STRONG

dally dawdle delay linger procrastinate slow wait

WEAK

cease halt obey serve stand stop

Example Sentences

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When Sir Keir Starmer became Labour leader, he promised to "tear out this poison by its roots."

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

This is where you tear out your hair.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2024

A more aspirational push to tear out part of Highway 99 near South Park has also won dollars from both the state and federal governments.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Rather than tear out the vacant big-box store that inhabited the site, the architects built on top of it, thereby avoiding additional emissions and demolition waste.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2023

But as the rope felt his mass, it groaned and the bamboo stakes began to tear out of the ground.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin

tear out

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