rupture vs rip

rupture and rip both are nouns.

rupture and rip both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rupture	Yes	No	Yes	No
rip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rip is a hyponym of rupture; that is, rip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rupture:

rupture: separate or cause to separate abruptly
rip: tear or be torn violently

Other hyponyms of rupture include lacerate, pull, rend, rive, rip up, shred, tear up.

rupture (noun)	rip (noun)
the act of making a sudden noisy break	the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)	a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
state of being torn or burst open	an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
	a dissolute man in fashionable society

rupture (verb)	rip (verb)
separate or cause to separate abruptly	criticize or abuse strongly and violently
	tear or be torn violently
	cut (wood) along the grain
	move precipitously or violently
	take without the owner's consent

Difference between rupture and rip

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