Torn

/tɔːn/

Synonyms for "torn" (131 found)

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Closest matches (27)

affected aggravated agonized alienated broken burned burst busted checked chipped cleft cloven cracked crazed cut damaged deteriorateddevoured by

Verb(8 words)

agonizebarrel throughbreached conflicted damageddash throughdemolished destroyed

Noun(1 words)

deep cut

Strong matches (39)

disaffected disunited divided dowdydown at the heeldown-at-heeldown-at-the-heelsembittered estranged exacerbated frayed frazzledfull of holesharmed holey hurt imbuedimbued withimpaired imperfect

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impressedimpressed within bitsin piecesin ragsin shardsin shredsin tattersinjured irreconcilable irritated lacerate lacerated mangled

Verb(3 words)

distressed gashed grief-stricken

Adjective(2 words)

lacerate lacerated

Related words (65)

Adjective(2 words)

mangled raggeder

moved mutilated obsessedobsessed bypatchypenetrated withquartered racked ragged raggedy ratty rent riven ruptured scalded scorched scruffy seedyseized withseparated

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severed shabby shattered shoddy shredded slashed slit smashed splintered split sprung stricken tacky tattered tattythe worse forthreadbare tortured touched weakened worseworse offworsened wracked

Verb(15 words)

pulledrace throughragged rend rip ripped shred shredded sprained struggle sundered tattered undecided waver yanked

Noun(4 words)

ripped apartripping tattering tearing

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

10 entries

condition damage damaged destroyedemotional stateinternal conflictmove quicklypass throughrupture state

More specific

21 entries

conflictconflicted feelingsdash dilemmadivided loyaltiesemotional turmoilfrayed fabricintense sorrowraceragged edgerend ripripped jeansshredshredded documentsplit loyalties

Showing 16 of 21 words.

Collocations

11 entries

tear aparttear downtear intotear throughtear uptorn aparttorn betweentorn clothingtorn edgestorn papertorn up

Inflections

5 entries

more tornmost torntearing tears tore

Derivations

7 entries

tear tearful tearfully tearing tears teary tore

similar

2 entries

divided injured

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Your shirt is torn. You better put on another shirt.

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The roof was torn off by the gale.

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Who has torn the envelope open?

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Someone has torn two pages out of this book.

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