torn
past participle of tear
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torn
past participle of tear
Medical Definition
torn
past part of tear
torn
verb
1
as in ripped
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it angrily tore the letter to shreds Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- ripped
- shredded
- tattered
- riven
- rended
- ribboned
- rent
- cut
- split
- rived
- ruptured
- broken
- lacerated
- slashed
- cleaved
- gashed
- cleft
- mangled
- dissected
- dismembered
- incised
- butchered
- hacked
2
as in yanked
to separate or remove by forceful pulling tore the book from his hand Synonyms & Similar Words
- ripped
- yanked
- grabbed
- wrenched
- snatched
- pulled
- severed
- extracted
- wrested
- seized
- amputated
- dissevered
- uprooted
- forced
- jerked
- nabbed
- pried
- nipped
- snapped (up)
- prized
- lopped (off)
- cut (off)
- rooted (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reattached
3
as in raced
to proceed or move quickly she tore out of the room as soon as the phone started to ring Synonyms & Similar Words
- raced
- sped
- driven
- flown
- rushed
- hurried
- jumped
- zipped
- bolted
- trotted
- buzzed
- scurried
- ripped
- blown
- rammed
- run
- darted
- speeded
- stepped
- scooted
- chased
- dashed
- blasted
- hurled
- traveled
- scuttled
- rustled
- whirled
- jogged
- hurtled
- bundled
- whisked
- hastened
- pelted
- bustled
- blazed
- careened
- zoomed
- humped
- nipped
- coursed
- hustled
- hied
- belted
- shot
- barreled
- bombed
- beaten it
- bowled
- motored
- travelled
- rocketed
- breezed
- jetted
- careered
- highballed
- cannonballed
- hared
- cracked (on)
- streaked
- made tracks
- shaken a leg
- stepped on it
- flitted
- barrelled
- scuffled
- scudded
- got a move on
- scampered
- hotfooted (it)
- whizzed
- stampeded
- sprinted
- accelerated
- galloped
- beetled
- overtaken
- quickened
- stepped out
- outstripped
- outpaced
- outrun
- caught up
- arrowed
- fast-forwarded
- beelined
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dragged
- poked
- crawled
- crept
- lingered
- poked
- lagged
- hung (around or out)
- shuffled
- hanged (around or out)
- strolled
- loitered
- sauntered
- ambled
- lumbered
- tarried
- dallied
- slowed (down or up)
- plodded
- dawdled
- decelerated
- dillydallied