Synonyms for Tear into:

• n.

  •
  • go for,
  • fly at,
  • strike at,
  • mug,
  • ambush,
  • assail,
  • come at,
  • assault,
  • set on.
  •
  • tell off,
  • harangue,
  • tear someone/something to pieces/shreds,
  • take/bring/hold someone to task,
  • castigate,
  • tear apart,
  • censure,
  • savage.
  •
  • start,
  • get down to,
  • start on,
  • take over,
  • begin,
  • get around to,
  • dive in,
  • go to,
  • take up.
  •come down on (noun)
  • come.
  •pitch into (noun)
  • pitch into.
  •tear into (noun)
  • lay into,
  • lace into,
  • lam into.

• v.

  •attack (verb)
  • deal with,
  • tackle,
  • buckle down,
  • dive into,
  • plunge into,
  • start in on,
  • set to.
  •commence (verb)
  • embark on,
  • originate,
  • launch,
  • inaugurate,
  • arise,
  • open.
  •dress down (verb)
  • rebuke,
  • tongue-lash,
  • rake over coals,
  • reprimand,
  • carpet,
  • rail,
  • upbraid,
  • ream,
  • reprove.
  •excoriate (verb)
  • flay,
  • slash,
  • scathe,
  • blister,
  • lambaste,
  • chastise,
  • revile,
  • reproach,
  • scold,
  • scorch,
  • condemn.
  •vilify (verb)
  • traduce,
  • denounce,
  • roast,
  • cuss,
  • slur,
  • curse,
  • jinx,
  • mistreat,
  • rap,
  • disparage,
  • defame,
  • damn,
  • tear down,
  • run down,
  • malign,
  • slander,
  • voodoo,
  • dig,
  • pan,
  • slam,
  • smear,
  • libel,
  • bad-mouth,
  • knock,
  • put down,
  • denigrate,
  • asperse,
  • decry,
  • debase.
  •vituperate (verb)
  • find fault,
  • rip into,
  • yell at,
  • insult,
  • accuse,
  • blame,
  • bark at,
  • calumniate,
  • rate.
  •wade (verb)
  • toil,
  • splash,
  • attempt,
  • trek,
  • walk,
  • stumble,
  • drudge,
  • fall to,
  • pitch in,
  • bathe,
  • labor,
  • paddle.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • huff,
  • chew out,
  • cuss out,
  • bite back,
  • bawl out,
  • hector,
  • berate,
  • fulminate.
  •
  • growl,
  • tick off.
  •
  • lash out,
  • snap.
  •
  • snarl,
  • storm.
  •
  • rave.
  •
  • get off.
  •dress down
  • carpeting,
  • tongue lash,
  • Reamed,
  • Railed,
  • carpeted,
  • Reaming.
  •excoriate
  • blistered.

Antonyms for Tear into:

• v.

  • attack
    retreat, sustain, shield, be lazy, support, defend, surrender, withstand, resist, slough off, submit, aid, shelter, protect.
  • commence
    complete, close, cease, end, conclude, stop, finish.
  • dress down
    praise, compliment, flatter.
  • excoriate
    approve, laud.
  • vilify
    commend, cherish, benefit, favor, exalt, honor, glorify.
  • vituperate
    exculpate, exonerate, absolve, uphold.
  • wade
    dodge, neglect, ignore, idle, avoid, laze.