Synonyms for lacerate
- verb
- adjective
Definitions
- v. 1
To tear, rip or wound.
- adj. 1
Mangled, torn, lacerated.
Forms
- Past participle
- lacerated
e.g. lacerated → distressed, harrowed, pained, harried…
Choose the right word
To lacerate is to tear roughly the flesh or animal tissue, as by the teeth of a wild beast; a lacerated wound is distinguished from a wound made by a clean cut or incision. Mangle is a stronger word than lacerate; lacerate is more superficial, mangle more complete.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- pain By and large, women can bear pain better than men.
- harry Harry is working under the direction of an expert.
- tear Tom said that he watched them tear down the house.
- harrow The horses are pulling the harrow.
- wound He cleansed the wound before putting on a bandage.
By length
- 3 letters
- cut1, vex1
- 4 letters
- pain1, tear1, torn1, rack1, claw1, gash1, maim1, rend
- 5 letters
- harry2, wound1, wring1
- 6 letters
- harass2, harrow2, mangle2
- 7 letters
- torment2, mangled2, afflict2, agonize3, agonise
- 8 letters
- distress2, irritate3
- 9 letters
- lancinate
- 10 letters
- excruciate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (harry2 = 2 syllables).