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tear up

VERB

raze

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bulldoze demolish destroy dynamite erase extinguish obliterate overthrow scatter smash topple wipe out wreck

STRONG

batter bomb capsize crash decimate delete efface expunge extirpate fell level overturn reduce remove ruin spill subvert total undo unmake upset wrack zap

WEAK

blow down break down cast down mow down pull down rub out scratch out strike out tear down throw down unbuild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build construct create fix repair restore

STRONG

grow place raise win

VERB

uproot

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annihilate demolish displace eradicate exterminate overthrow overturn wipe out

STRONG

abate abolish deracinate eliminate excavate exile extirpate extract move remove weed

WEAK

blot out dig up do away with pull up root out weed out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bear build create fix help

STRONG

ratify remain stay welcome

WEAK

plant settle sow

VERB

wreck

Synonyms

STRONGEST

batter decimate demolish destroy devastate impair injure mangle mar ravage raze ruin sabotage shatter sink smash spoil torpedo trash undermine vandalize wrack

STRONG

bash break capsize crash dash dilapidate efface founder scuttle shipwreck strand subvert total

WEAK

crack up do in mess up pile up put out of commission run aground smash up take apart take out wrack up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist build construct cure enable fix grow heal help improve mend strengthen

STRONG

obey

WEAK

create repair

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In small crowds, he makes people laugh and tear up.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

UCU general secretary Jo Grady said staff were "rightly outraged that management wants to slash pension benefits, tear up local and national agreements and divide the workforce".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Ignoring Mansfield’s dying instructions “to tear up and burn as much as possible,” Murry published his wife’s journals and letters, editing them to ensure that she emerged as a figure of romantic tragedy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Silver prices have been on a tear, up almost 150% in the last year, with a record high above $82 reached last Sunday.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

I pulled my lips tight against my teeth to try to keep calm and not tear up like a baby.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

tear up

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