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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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Shares of U.S. liquefied-natural-gas companies have been on a tear, as higher gas prices will juice profits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

When Claire Harkin met her husband 11 years ago she didn't know he was hiding a secret that would tear her world apart.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

He had no right to unilaterally tear down part of the White House.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Emerging markets started the year on a tear.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

I tear my eyes away and fix them onto translucent holograms emitting from small pucks on the ground, positioned at the corners of some of these tents.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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