tore up
Destroyed into pieces
Tore up is the past tense of tear up, meaning to rip into pieces: She tore up the letter without reading it.
It extends to causing damage or destruction: The tornado tore up the neighborhood.
In slang, tore up describes being emotionally distraught (I was tore up about the breakup) or extremely intoxicated (He got tore up at the party).
Completely destroyed a structure
- shatteredBroken into fragments
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- wreckedUtterly destroyed
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
dismantled · razed · annihilated · pulverized · decimated · crushed · smashed · broken
Overwhelmed by grief
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- distraughtDeeply agitated by grief
- anguishedSeverely emotionally distressed
shattered · wrecked · gutted · crushed · broken · inconsolable · overcome · overwhelmed
Used without good result
- drunkImpaired by alcohol
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
- plasteredExtremely intoxicated
- trashedDestroyed or intoxicated
smashed · blitzed · loaded · wrecked · faded · gone · out of it · zonked
Lacking order or neatness
- clutteredCrowded with disorder
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
disorganized · untidy · shambles · disheveled · tangled · littered · strewn · disordered
Came into conflict
- foughtEngaged in conflict
- arguedDisputed verbally
- quarreledDisputed angrily
- feudedSustained mutual hostility
battled · confronted · attacked · criticized · lambasted · laid into · went after · blasted
Performed exceptionally well
- crushed itSucceeded impressively
- nailed itSucceeded completely, emphatically
- dominatedControlled or overpowered
- slayedImpressed tremendously
rocked · owned · blew away · electrified · wowed · dazzled · captivated · stole the show
demolished
Completely destroyed a structure
obliterated · dismantled · razed · annihilated · pulverized · decimated · crushed · smashed · broken · disintegrated
devastated
Overwhelmed by grief
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- distraughtDeeply agitated by grief
anguished · shattered · wrecked · gutted · crushed · broken · inconsolable · overcome · overwhelmed · mourning
wasted
Used without good result
trashed · smashed · blitzed · loaded · wrecked · faded · gone · out of it · zonked · blasted
messy
Lacking order or neatness
jumbled · disorganized · untidy · shambles · disheveled · tangled · littered · strewn · disordered · rumpled
clashed
Came into conflict
feuded · battled · confronted · attacked · criticized · lambasted · laid into · went after · blasted · rebuked
killed it
Performed exceptionally well
- crushed itSucceeded impressively
- nailed itSucceeded completely, emphatically
- dominatedControlled or overpowered
slayed · rocked · owned · blew away · electrified · wowed · dazzled · captivated · stole the show · went off
tore uppreserved
Kept from deterioration
mended · repaired · pieced together · reassembled · restored