Showing results for tears. Search instead for retears.

Definitions

tears

NOUN

rip, cut

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crack hole

STRONG

breach break damage fissure gash imperfection laceration mutilation rent run rupture scratch split tatter

Antonyms

STRONG

closing closure juncture perfection

NOUN

wild action

Synonyms

STRONG

bender binge bust carousal carouse drunk spree wassail

Antonyms

WEAK

perfection

VERB

cut, rip an object

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break crack damage divide grab injure mangle pull rive rupture separate sever shred slash snatch split wrench yank

STRONG

claw cleave extract fray frazzle gash impair incise jigsaw lacerate mutilate pluck rend ribbon rift run scratch seize slit sunder wrest

WEAK

evulse pull apart

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree attach combine cure fix heal help join marry mend push sew unite

STRONG

insert

WEAK

idle wait

VERB

move very fast

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chase fling rush shoot

STRONG

boil bolt career charge course dart dash fly gallop hurry lash race run speed spring zoom

Antonyms

STRONG

dawdle delay halt slow stay wait walk

WEAK

fix idle mend sew

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“We put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into it,” Andrews said.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

This Fourth of July, I will be thinking about the iconic photograph of Chief Petty Officer Graham Jackson watching President Franklin Roosevelt’s funeral procession, tears streaming down his face as he plays the accordion.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

Chatbots can’t pick up cues from patients’ facial expressions, or notice when their eyes are welling with tears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

I gave this show no end of my tears.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

I wait for the flood of tears and regret to flow through me, but it doesn’t come.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

tears

Example Sentences

Related Words