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as in loaded
being under the influence of a recreational drug
when I got to his house, he was already pretty ripped
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as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
college kids who need to learn that you don't need to get ripped in order to have a good time
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as in tore
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it
the dog ripped the sleeve of my shirt by grabbing it with his teeth
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as in sliced
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife
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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
the car went ripping down the road
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as in yanked
to separate or remove by forceful pulling
rip a sheet off the pad of paper
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Recent Examples of ripped
Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Frank Grillo, who’s at the center of it (playing a ripped bruiser who is also…a molecular biologist!), has a way of making any pulp movie better.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 27 Dec. 2024
Other footage showed part of its fuselage ripped away from the wings and the rest of the aircraft lying upside in the grass.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
North Korean propaganda material released by state media this year has shown Kim overseeing special operations training marked by extreme displays of strength, including the smashing of cinder blocks over the ripped torsos of soldiers stripped to the waist.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Frank Grillo, who’s at the center of it (playing a ripped bruiser who is also…a molecular biologist!), has a way of making any pulp movie better.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
Nuggets coach Michael Malone, whose first head coaching job was in Sacramento, ripped the Kings for firing Mike Brown on Friday and revealed that Brown was informed of the decision via phone call after leaving a team practice.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 27 Dec. 2024
Other footage showed part of its fuselage ripped away from the wings and the rest of the aircraft lying upside in the grass.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripped
Adjective
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Take advantage of these offers for a loaded Saturday MLB slate, headlined by the Tigers-Phillies game.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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In an incredibly loaded men’s final, seven athletes broke 10 seconds.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The victim told police Cruz-Diaz was drunk and high when the incident happened.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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And he was arrested for attacking and threatening to kill Sharon while blackout drunk in 1989.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
25 July 2025
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In its first game without Sixth Man of the Year candidate Moe Wagner, who tore the ACL in his left knee on Saturday, Orlando relied on a wide variety of scorers, with five finishing in double figures.—
Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Or tore out pages and added them to a list as a visual aid for Santa Claus.—
Dawn Mitchell,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Gentile also recommended the fried chicken at The Country Cat at Oregon's Portland International Airport (PDX).—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Fourteen Chinese exchange students were treated to an American dinner of fried chicken, watermelon and homemade desserts this week as they were welcomed to their two-week visit to the Elgin area.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Later Cardini shredded the leaves into bite-sized pieces.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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One vice that Simpson shredded in 2020 was her battle with alcohol.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
21 Dec. 2024
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In another incident that month, a train conductor was slashed in the neck.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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So much so that movement speeds of loads (up or down) were slashed by 85% compared to common-or-garden backpacks.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Dec. 2024
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The attacker then grabbed around $10 out of the victim’s pockets before fleeing on foot.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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The man allegedly grabbed the woman from behind and held a knife to her side before assaulting her on the sidewalk, police said, ABC News reports.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Each episode is just 25 minutes long, with no wasted motion, and creator Félix Sabroso is already at work on a second season.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 July 2025
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The result should be more helpful alerts, and fewer wasted taps.—
Paul Lamkin,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Ripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripped. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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