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tears

NOUN
rip, cut
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crack hole
STRONG
breach break damage fissure gash imperfection laceration mutilation rent run rupture scratch split tatter
Antonyms
STRONG
closing closure juncture perfection
NOUN
wild action
Synonyms
STRONG
bender binge bust carousal carouse drunk spree wassail
Antonyms
WEAK
perfection
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
agree attach combine cure fix heal help join marry mend push sew unite
STRONG
insert
WEAK
idle wait
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
fix idle mend sew

Example Sentences

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“The Cost of Divorce” is the name of a new series examining what tears marriages apart, and the many directions the damaging ripples spread.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

"I had tears of happiness when I saw him again at the airport," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

"Today is my last day here in the United States. After 20 years, it's time to leave," he said in a social media post through tears.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

In private, Davy said, he often broke down in tears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

She turns the page and points at something else, but I don’t see it through the fog of tears clouding my vision.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam