tear away vs tear off

tear away and tear off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tear away	No	No	Yes	No
tear off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tear away and tear off are synonyms defined as:

tear away and tear off: remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully

Other synonyms of tear away include rip off.

tear away (verb)	tear off (verb)
remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully	remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully