tore apart
Destroyed by pulling
Tore apart is the past tense of tear apart, meaning to rip something into pieces with force: The dog tore apart the stuffed toy.
Figuratively, it describes devastating criticism or emotional destruction: The critics tore apart her debut novel, The divorce tore him apart.
It can also mean to search thoroughly and destructively: Police tore the apartment apart looking for evidence.
- shredTorn fragment
- ripTear apart forcibly
- ripped intoAttacked with sharp words
- dismantleSeparate into parts
- dissectCut open to examine
rupture · disintegrate · fragment · splinter · fell to pieces · obliterate · eviscerate · fracture · scatter · disassemble · broke down · ravage · schism · sever · demolish · butchered · devastate · alienation
- took apartdismantled, disassembled, unscrewed, unbolted, deconstructed
tore apartput together
Combine into one
assembled · united · brought together · built · constructed
tore apartpreserved
Kept from deterioration
protected · caressed · cradled · safeguarded
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