Synonyms of riven

riven

verb

variants also rived

past participle of rive

1

as in disrupted

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly

road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupted
• fractured
• broken
• fragmented
• disintegrated
• destroyed
• reduced
• ruined
• shattered
• busted
• dismembered
• crushed
• broken up
• bust
• wrecked
• ground
• splintered
• pulverized
• split
• cracked
• smashed
• atomized
• powdered
• blasted
• burst
• exploded
• shivered
• detonated
• chipped
• popped
• blown up
• bursted
• slivered
• imploded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• healed
• repaired
• rebuilt
• fixed
• reconstructed
• mended
• patched
• renovated
• reconditioned
• doctored

2

as in torn

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

the bitter disappointment threatened to rive my heart in two

Synonyms & Similar Words

• torn
• ripped
• split
• cleaved
• broken
• shredded
• tattered
• rended
• ribboned
• rent
• ruptured
• cut
• cleft
• incised
• lacerated
• slashed
• dissected
• gashed
• mangled
• hacked
• butchered
• dismembered