Synonyms for torn
tɔrn, toʊrntorn

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1. lacerate, lacerated, mangled, tornadjective

   having edges that are jagged from injury

   Synonyms:
   lacerated, lacerate, mangled

   Antonyms:
   united, uninjured

2. tornadjective

   disrupted by the pull of contrary forces

   "torn between love and hate"; "torn by conflicting loyalties"; "torn by religious dissensions"

   Synonyms:
   lacerated, lacerate, mangled

   Antonyms:
   uninjured, united

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1. tornadjective

   Synonyms:
   rent, lacerated, ripped

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1. List of paraphrases for "torn":

   ripped, riven, munted, buzzed, dismembered, ravaged, divided

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1. Rick Perry:

   It'll be a pretty busy day, but that Iran negotiation is going to be torn up on day one, we're going to start the process of securing that border. I'm also going to take a bottle of White-Out with me to get started on all those executive orders that President Obama has put President Obama name to.

2. Alicia Goode:

   Zero: that's the amount of DNA on Samantha Josephson's body that matches Nathaniel's, zero. It's not on her clothing, not under her ripped and torn fingernails, it's not on her ankles.

3. Boris Johnson:

   In recent weeks I've been torn between family loyalty and the national interest - it's an unresolvable tension & time for others to take on my roles as MP (Member of Parliament) & Minister.

4. Keith Ellison:

   My office I will support law enforcement prosecutors every way we can in solving this crime holding accountable those responsible, school shootings, mass shootings gun violence happen far too often — and we must never become numb or desensitized. We must hold our hearts open to all the outrage and hold our minds open to all the solutions for ending it. We must not accept any more death and lives torn apart.

5. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little course, and you may get your coat soiled or torn What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice. Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble.