Push and Tear

Opposite meaning words

Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.

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Tear is an antonym for push.

Nearby Words: pushed, pushy, pushover, pushing, pusher

Tear verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.

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Push is an antonym for tear in cut topic.

Nearby Words: tearful, tearing, teary, teardrop, tearless

individual	individual push	individual tear
good	good push	good tear
physical	physical push	physical tear
right	right push	right tear
Other adjectives: perfect, single, small, real, massive, large, big, little, slight, final, significant, last, biggest.

heart	push heart	tear heart
man	push man	tear man
people	push people	tear people
body	push body	tear body
Other words: someone, time, way, earth, ship, player, enemy, humans, players, enemies.

Only a couple of minutes "later", he'll be the one who has to push her out the window as she tries to tear out his throat.

Source: Undead Child
Mei is clumsy, friendly and permanently well-meaning, though as a zombie she can and possibly will tear her enemies limb from limb should they push her that far.

Source: Beware The Nice Ones / Web Original
These not only pull (or push) enemy starships around, they also make it easier for your weapons to lock on to a tractored target, and can tear small fighters to pieces.

Source: Tractor Beam

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