Synonyms of rending

rending

verb

present participle of rend

as in tearing

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it

the prophecy that the disaster would cause people to rend their garments in mourning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tearing
• ripping
• shredding
• riving
• splitting
• tattering
• breaking
• cutting
• cleaving
• ribboning
• slashing
• rupturing
• lacerating
• dissecting
• mangling
• incising
• gashing
• dismembering
• butchering
• hacking