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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How to use torn in a sentence?

1. Cade Cavalli:

   I'm extremely torn up about the way that things were perceived, obviously, there was no ill intention behind that. It hurt my heart, knowing that, if there's a 13-year-old Black kid in D.C. that sees that - that looked up to me and thinks that he perceived it in a way that wasn't intended the way that it came out, and then he's not looking up to me anymore. That hurts my heart.

2. Bill Collins:

   It may be a torn shingle, flashing installed improperly or a missing ridge cap.

3. Ryan Gosling:

   Houses are burning and things are being torn down.

4. Savita Ginde:

   Well you know, a lot of times, especially with the second [ trimester fetuses ], we wo n’t even put water, because it’s so big you can put your hand in there and pick out the parts, so I don’t think it would be as war-torn.

5. Jacqui McCullagh:

   Boats washed ashore, houses without roofs, windows smashed in, trees snapped in half, gum trees torn out of the ground and those that do remain standing, are bare and lifeless, the wind gusts were so ferocious, they sounded like freight trains passing by. The concrete walls were shaking non-stop all day.