The following answers for “Shred” reflect actual crossword solutions. They’ve worked for this clue before and were verified through puzzle completions using matching phrasing.
Likely Answers:
- RIPUP
- TEARUP
- WISP
- GRATE
- TEAR
- REND
- RIP
- TEARAPART
- RAG
- TATTER
- SCRAP
- WHIT
- LACERATE
- IOTA
- MINCE
- TEARRAAPPART
Synonyms and Definitions
GRATE
- Synonyms: eat into, fret, grating, grind, rankle, scrape
- Definition: a structure of metal rods designed to contain a fire
TEAR
- Synonyms: binge, bout, buck, bust, charge, deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, pull, rent, rip, rupture, shoot, shoot down, snag, snap, split, teardrop
REND
- Synonyms: rive
RIP
- Synonyms: blood, countercurrent, crosscurrent, profligate, rake, rakehell, rend, riptide, roue, tear, tide rip
RAG
- Synonyms: annoy, bait, bawl out, bedevil, berate, bother, call down, call on the carpet, chafe, chew out, chew up, chide, cod, crucify, devil, dress down, dun, frustrate, get at, get to, gravel, have words, irritate, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, nark, nettle, rag week, ragtime, rally, razz, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, ride, rile, scold, sheet, tabloid, tag, tag end, take to task, tantalise, tantalize, tatter, taunt, tease, torment, trounce, twit, vex
TATTER
- Synonyms: rag
SCRAP
- Synonyms: altercate, argufy, bit, chip, combat, dispute, fight, fighting, flake, fleck, junk, quarrel, rubbish, trash
- Definition: a tiny piece that has broken off from the entire entity
WHIT
- Synonyms: iota, scintilla, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle
- Definition: an extremely small or barely noticeable quantity
LACERATE
- Synonyms: lacerated, mangled, torn
IOTA
- Synonyms: whit
- Definition: a minuscule or barely noticeable quantity
MINCE
- Synonyms: moderate, soften