Synonyms & Antonyms : Tear





Tear



( Verb )


He did tear the parcel open.

Synonyms :

Rip

Rend

Shred

Sunder

Dust

Dash

Speed

Seize

Snatch

Pluck

Split

Lacerate

Sever

Rupture

Division

Contextual Examples:

In the middle ages the peers would play duels with swords and the women usually ripped the loser.

Differences among brothers have led to the split of the land left by their father.

The fight among the hoodlums of the neighborhood led one to lacerate the other. The police had to intervene and arrest the offender.

The rupture among the partners has led to the division of firm. They have severed business connections altogether.



Antonyms:

Repair

Patch

Rectify

Restore

Mend

Contextual Examples:

I have got my motor – bike duly repaired.

The partners have patched their differences and recombined their split firm.

The losses suffered during the split are being gradual rectified.

The profits of the old firm will get restored in due course.

The partners have mended their ways by working out a new division of responsibilities.




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