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View usage for: Definition a wild or unruly person (British) He blamed the parents for the tearaways' behaviour. Synonyms delinquent good-for-nothing Additional synonymsDefinition a violent person The roughs of the town are out. Synonyms thug, tough, casual, rowdy, hoon (Australian, New Zealand), bully boy, bruiser (informal), ruffian, lager lout, roughneck (slang), ned (Scottish, slang), cougan (Australian, slang), scozza (Australian, slang), bogan (Australian, slang) Definition a violent person a rangy lantern-jawed roughneck Synonyms thug, heavy (slang), tough, rough (informal), rowdy, bully boy, bruiser (informal), ruffianDefinition a person like this The owner kept a baseball bat to deal with rowdies. Synonyms hooligan, tough, rough (informal), casual, ned (Scottish, slang), brawler, yahoo, lout, troublemaker, tearaway (British), ruffian, lager lout, boot boy, yob or yobbo (British, slang), cougan (Australian, slang), scozza (Australian, slang), bogan (Australian, slang) - tear
- tear someone off a strip
- tear something down
- tearaway
- tearful
- tears
- tease
Additional synonymsDefinition a violent lawless person gangs of ruffians who lurk about Synonyms thug, heavy (slang), tough, rough (informal), bully, casual, villain, ned (Scottish, slang), rogue, hooligan, brute, rowdy, rascal, scoundrel (old-fashioned), hoodlum (informal), bully boy, bruiser (informal), wretch, yardie, lager lout, roughneck (slang), miscreant, boot boy, tsotsi (South Africa), cougan (Australian, slang), scozza (Australian, slang), bogan (Australian, slang), wrong 'un (slang) Definition a rough, vicious, or violent person Three burly toughs elbowed their way to the front. Synonyms ruffian, heavy (slang), rough (informal), bully, thug, hooligan, brute, rowdy, bravo, bully boy, bruiser (informal), roughneck (slang), boot boy, tsotsi (South Africa) (teərəweɪ) Word forms: plural tearawayscountable nounIf you refer to a young person as a tearaway, you mean that they behave in a wild and uncontrolled way. [British] He blamed lack of parental control for the young tearaways' behaviour. Synonyms: hooligan, delinquent, tough, rough [informal] More Synonyms of tearaway tearaway in British English (ˈtɛərəweɪ) noun1. British informal a reckless impetuous unruly person modifier2. British informal denoting a reckless impetuous unruly person tearaway in American English (ˈtɛrəˌweɪ) adjective1. designed to be easily opened, separated, etc., as by tearing noun2. British a nonconformist, rebel, or bohemian person Examples of 'tearaway' in a sentencetearaway |