rip up
Destroy by tearing
To rip up is to tear something into pieces, usually paper or fabric: She ripped up the letter without reading it.
The phrase often suggests anger or finality—destroying a document, contract, or photo to reject what it represents.
Rip up can also mean to tear open or damage a surface: They ripped up the old carpet.
Torn fragment
- tatterTorn cloth fragment
- rendTear apart violently
- lacerateTear tissue roughly
- tear apartForcefully separate into pieces
destroy · mangle · fray · strips · confetti · pieces · fragments · scraps
Declare legally void
- voidWithout legal effect
- invalidateMake null or void
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
- rescindFormally cancel or withdraw
nullify · retract · withdraw · abolish · overturn · quash · scrap · discard
shred
Torn fragment
tear apart · destroy · mangle · fray · strips · confetti · pieces · fragments · scraps · ribbons
annul
Declare legally void
- voidWithout legal effect
- invalidateMake null or void
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
rescind · nullify · retract · withdraw · abolish · overturn · quash · scrap · discard · abandon
uproot
Remove from the ground
overturn · dislodge · unearth · remove · extract · pull out · displace · disturb · plow · roots
rage
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- tantrumUncontrolled display of frustration
outburst · temper · fuming · seething · livid · incensed · storm off · explosive · emotional · impulsive