rending vs ripping

rending and ripping both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rending	No	Yes	No	No
ripping	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, rending and ripping are synonyms defined as:

rending and ripping: resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree

Other synonyms of rending include splitting.

rending (adjective)	ripping (adjective)
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree	resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
	very good; of the highest quality