Antonyms for tare up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : teer |
| Phonetic Transcription : tɪər |
Definition of tare up
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 raze : verb flatten, knock down; wipe out
- As in uproot : verb destroy; rip out of a place
- As in wreck : verb ruin, destroy
Synonyms for tare up
- abate
- abolish
- annihilate
- bash
- batter
- beach
- blot out
- blow down
- bomb
- break
- break down
- bulldoze
- capsize
- cast down
- crack up
- crash
- cripple
- dash
- decimate
- delete
- demolish
- deracinate
- destroy
- devastate
- dig up
- dilapidate
- disable
- displace
- do away with
- do in
- dynamite
- efface
- eliminate
- eradicate
- erase
- excavate
- exile
- expunge
- exterminate
- extinguish
- extirpate
- extract
- fell
- founder
- impair
- injure
- level
- mangle
- mar
- mess up
- move
- mow down
- obliterate
- overthrow
- overturn
- pile up
- pull down
- pull up
- put out of commission
- ravage
- raze
- reduce
- remove
- root out
- rub out
- ruin
- run aground
- sabotage
- scatter
- scratch out
- scuttle
- shatter
- shipwreck
- sink
- smash
- smash up
- spill
- spoil
- strand
- strike out
- subvert
- take apart
- take out
- tear down
- tear up
- throw down
- topple
- torpedo
- total
- trash
- unbuild
- undermine
- undo
- unmake
- upset
- vandalize
- weed
- weed out
- wipe out
- wrack
- wrack up
- wreck
- zap
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