RIPPED Synonyms: 260 Similar and Opposite Words

ripped 1 of 2

adjective

ˈript

Definition of ripped

slang

as in loaded

being under the influence of a recreational drug when I got to his house, he was already pretty ripped

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as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol college kids who need to learn that you don't need to get ripped in order to have a good time

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ripped

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verb

past tense of rip

as in tore

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it the dog ripped the sleeve of my shirt by grabbing it with his teeth

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as in sliced

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife

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as in sped

to proceed or move quickly the car went ripping down the road

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as in yanked

to separate or remove by forceful pulling rip a sheet off the pad of paper

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reattached

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But after Vucic conceded defeat Sunday evening, ecstatic young revelers filled the streets of Belgrade and ripped down the cordons around the encampment known as Caciland. — Jovana Gec, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026 But just two minutes later, LAFC’s Armindo Sieb ripped a shot off a counterattack and Bouanga chipped home the rebound for his 18th goal in 30 MLS matches this season. — Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 Eller took a long pass from Aaron Ekblad just inside the blue line, weaved down the right side and ripped a wrist shot from the circle past Chicago goaltender Spencer Knight. — Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026 The strain of bird flu that’s ripped through American barns for the last four years has killed two people who caught it from sick animals. — Nat Lash, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026 Paladin reaches the high-rise apartment from the episode’s opening and finds the shotgun-wielding man dead, with wings carved into the floor below him and one of his eyes ripped out. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026 Witnesses said the speeding car jumped over a sidewalk, knocked down a chain-link fence and ripped out another wooden fence before going airborne into the house. — Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 When the quarterback sneak is ripped from the playbook, creativity isn’t cute. — Sam McDowell 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 Later that season, Chicago Bears receiver Javon Wims threw a right hook at him during a live game after Gardner-Johnson ripped Wims' mouthpiece off his helmet. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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Shortly after, Wilcox slammed on the brakes, jumped out of his vehicle, took out a loaded semi-automatic handgun and fired three gunshots at the officer, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The Alameda County District Attorney's Office said she was charged with involuntary manslaughter, assault with a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm in public, and brandishing a firearm in public.

— Jose Fabian, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of loaded

Verb

After the Norte fire tore through 570 acres across south Orange County, destroying many homes, everybody needed this.

— Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Haliburton tore his Achilles during Game 7 of the NBA Finals against Oklahoma City in June 2025 and missed the entire 2025-26 season.

— Peter Finney Jr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of tore

Verb

As a team, the Lakers turned the ball over 21 times, nine in the fourth quarter when a 15-point lead was sliced to six points.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
This process, which generates perfectly crystalline silicon ingots to be sliced like fragile metallic salamis into thin wafers, is entrusted largely to one firm in Taiwan and two in Japan.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of sliced

Adjective

Platforms harvest data on kids’ habits, moods, ages, genders, emotional states, and vulnerabilities and produce endless content and ads that keep users hooked.

— Amy L. Kennedy, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
In it, two friends with nothing to lose become hooked on power after hitting on a winning spicy beef jerky recipe made with human flesh.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of hooked

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