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Synonyms for tears into
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : teer |
| Phonetic Transcription : tɪər |
Top 10 synonyms for tears into Other synonyms for the word tears into
- abuse
- accuse
- arise
- asperse
- attack
- attempt
- bad-mouth
- bark at
- baste
- bawl out
- belabor
- blame
- blister
- buckle down
- call down
- caluminate
- calumniate
- carpet
- censure
- chew out
- come into being
- come into existence
- condemn
- curse
- cuss
- deal with
- debase
- denounce
- dig
- disparage
- dive into
- dress down
- drudge
- dump on
- embark on
- enter upon
- exprobate
- fall to
- find fault
- flay
- ford
- fulminate
- get cracking
- get feet wet
- get going
- get one's feet wet
- get show on road
- get stuck in
- give a black eye
- go for
- growl
- hit the ground running
- inaugurate
- initiate
- insult
- jaw
- jinx
- jump in
- jump into
- kick off
- knock
- labor
- lambaste
- lampoon
- lash
- launch
- lead off
- libel
- light into
- malign
- mistreat
- mudsling
- open
- originate
- paddle
- pan
- pitch in
- plunge into
- put a whammy on
- put down
- rag on
- rail
- rake over coals
- rap
- rate
- ream
- rebuke
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprove
- revile
- ridicule
- rip into
- rip up
- roast
- run down
- satirize
- scathe
- scold
- scorch
- set about
- set to
- skin alive
- slam
- slander
- slash
- slur
- smear
- speak ill of
- splash
- start
- start in on
- start the ball rolling
- stumble
- tackle
- take up
- tear down
- tear into
- tell off
- toil
- tongue-lash
- traduce
- trek
- upbraid
- vilify
- vituperate
- voodoo
- walk
- work through
- yell at
Définition of tears into
Origin :- 1650s, mainly in American English, from tear (n.1). Related: Teared; tearing. Old English verb tæherian did not survive into Middle English.
- As in lash : verb criticize harshly
- As in attack : verb set to work
- As in vilify : verb criticize very harshly
- As in vituperate : verb criticize harshly
- As in wade : verb plod, often through water
- As in commence : verb start action
- As in dress down : verb scold
- As in excoriate : verb denounce, criticize
Antonyms for tears into
- absolve
- aid
- approve
- avoid
- be lazy
- benefit
- cease
- cherish
- close
- commend
- complete
- compliment
- conclude
- defend
- dodge
- end
- exalt
- exculpate
- exonerate
- favor
- finish
- flatter
- glorify
- honor
- idle
- ignore
- laud
- laze
- neglect
- praise
- protect
- resist
- retreat
- shelter
- shield
- slough off
- stop
- submit
- support
- surrender
- sustain
- uphold
- withstand
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