Synonyms for rending
rend·ing

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1. rending, ripping, splittingadjective

   resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree

   "the tree split with a great ripping sound"; "heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward"

   Synonyms:
   ripping, splitting

   Antonyms:
   euphonous, euphonious

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1. rendingnoun

   Synonyms:
   tearing asunder, laceration, riving

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1. Chris Morris:

   And what do the Theban hoplites see in this extended rending of the sky, this white-bright glory of Enlil's lightning? The future, but not theirs: paired cavalry fighters; formed ranks of armored death; grim men on their tall horses with lightning limning weapons tailored to the task; men spoiling for a fight if the gods allowed -- the Sacred Band of Stepsons, out from shadows and the dark.

2. Chris Morris:

   And what do the Theban hoplites see in this extended rending of the sky, this white-bright glory of Enlil's lightning? The future, but not theirs: paired cavalry fighters; formed ranks of armored death; grim men on their tall horses with lightning limning weapons tailored to the task; men spoiling for a fight if the gods allowed -- the Sacred Band of Stepsons, out from shadows and the dark.

3. Magha:

   A subtle-witted man is like an arrow, which, rending little surface, enters deeply, but they whose minds are dull resemble stones dashing with clumsy force, but never piercing.

4. Gary Herbert:

   The stories of youth who have endured these so-called therapies are heart rending, and I'm grateful that we have found a way forward that will ban conversion therapy forever in our state.