Definitions

tearing

[teer-ing] / ˈtɪər ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

agonizing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

excruciating harrowing intense tortuous

STRONG

disturbing heart-wrenching racking struggling tormenting torturing

WEAK

extreme fierce vehement violent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

pleasant pleasing

ADJECTIVE

breaking

Synonyms

STRONG

collapsing cracking crumbling fracturing shattering smashing splintering splitting

Antonyms

WEAK

enduring strong

ADJECTIVE

excruciating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acute agonizing exquisite grueling harrowing intense searing severe unbearable

STRONG

burning chastening consuming piercing punishing racking rending shooting stabbing tormenting torturing

WEAK

extreme insufferable sharp torturesome unendurable violent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm dull easy facile mild

WEAK

bearable endurable helpful pleasant pleasing soothing

ADJECTIVE

harrowing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agonizing chilling distressing disturbing excruciating heart-wrenching heartbreaking painful terrifying torturous traumatic

STRONG

alarming racking soaring tormenting torturing

WEAK

heart-rending nerve-racking

Antonyms

STRONGEST

pleasant

WEAK

calming pleasing unfrightening

ADJECTIVE

racing

Synonyms

STRONG

darting dashing fast flying galloping hastening hurrying running rushing sailing swift whisking whizzing zooming

WEAK

speedy

Antonyms

STRONG

slow

WEAK

crawling creeping

ADJECTIVE

tormenting

Synonyms

STRONG

agonizing anguishing distressing disturbing excruciating harrowing heart-wrenching racking struggling suffering torturing

WEAK

extreme fierce intense tortuous torturous vehement violent

Antonyms

STRONG

pleasant pleasing

NOUN

racing

Synonyms

STRONG

competing contest darting dashing flying galloping hurrying running rushing sailing sport sporting sprinting track trotting whizzing

Example Sentences

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Soccer history have had a hand in tearing down so many barriers and leading so much progress.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Leoni, 19, was ruled out for a year after after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in September, a month after joining the Reds from Parma for a fee of £26m plus add-ons.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Brink dealt with a 13-month layoff after tearing her ACL and meniscus just 15 games into her rookie season, and was slowly re-integrated last season in 19 games.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Getting there means tearing up a century of manufacturing practices in a notoriously hidebound industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Maybe the next time a bad mood storm hits, we’ll find a way to come together instead of tearing each other apart.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

tearing

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