ripping vs splitting

ripping and splitting both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, ripping and splitting are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of ripping include rending.

ripping (adjective)	splitting (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