1. (verb)rend, rip, rive, pull tear or be torn violently Synonyms: pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, cleave, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, pull, perpetrate, split, deplume, pull out, rive, commit, attract, rend, take out, draw in
2. (verb)cleave, split, rive separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument Synonyms: divide, carve up, separate, cohere, adhere, dissever, split, part, break open, break, cling, cleave, stick, pull, burst, split up, break up, rip, rive, rend
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'rive'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. rive To break is to divide sharply, with severance of particles, as by a blow or strain. To burst is to break by pressure from within, as a bombshell, but it is used also for the result of violent f Synonyms: break, bankrupt, crack, destroy, rive, shatter, split, burst, crush, fracture, rupture, shiver, sunder, cashier, demolish, rend, sever, smash, transgress Antonyms: attach, bind, fasten, join, mend, secure, solder, unite, weld
Synonyms for rive 
