Synonyms of dissolution

dissolution

noun

ˌdi-sə-ˈlü-shən 

1

as in breakup

the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces

the dissolution of the empire into a patchwork of petty kingdoms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• breakup
• split
• partition
• division
• separation
• schism
• fractionation
• dispersion
• cleavage
• bifurcation
• dispersal
• fractionalization
• decomposition
• scission
• sundering
• distribution
• divorce
• disunion
• rupture
• polarization
• subdivision
• severance
• segregation
• diffusion
• administration
• breach
• segmentation
• dismemberment
• isolation
• apportionment
• scattering
• atomization
• disassembly
• sequestration
• seclusion
• dichotomization

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• union
• unification
• association
• connection
• assemblage
• attachment
• conjunction
• consolidation
• combination
• linkage
• link
• fusion
• aggregation
• linkup

2

as in abolition

the doing away with something by formal action

one of the junta's first acts was the dissolution of the national assembly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolition
• repeal
• cancelation
• abolishment
• annulment
• cancellation
• dismissal
• abrogation
• defeasance
• nullification
• voiding
• invalidation
• avoidance
• elimination
• negation
• withdrawal
• suspension
• removal
• quashing
• abatement
• rejection
• abortion
• rescindment
• reversal
• revocation
• prohibition
• liquidation
• veto
• overruling
• retraction
• banning
• override
• recall
• erasure
• calling off
• outlawing
• eradication
• overturn
• enjoining
• disallowance
• forbiddance
• countermand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• legislation
• enactment
• establishment
• institution
• founding
• ratification
• validation
• approval
• legalization
• legitimation
• formalization
• passing
• permission
• authorization
• legitimization
• endorsement
• clearance
• indorsement
• prescription
• ordering
• sanctioning
• commandment
• decreeing
• mandating

3

as in demise

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities

she believed that her leukemia, although in remission, would eventually be the cause of her dissolution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demise
• death
• fate
• passing
• doom
• decease
• expiration
• exit
• end
• passage
• expiry
• destruction
• grave
• sleep
• suicide
• curtains
• quietus
• assassination
• great divide
• annihilation
• ending
• execution
• fatality
• casualty
• martyrdom
• extermination
• self-destruction
• slaughter
• ruin
• self-slaughter
• killing
• massacre
• self-murder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• birth
• existence
• life
• creation
• nativity
• rise
• genesis
• origination

Examples of dissolution in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In general, the dissolution of that network—the melting of the cheese—plays out in stages as the cheese is heated, Sharma says. —Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024

Muhammad Yunus, 84, will head an interim government following the toppling of the South Asian country’s prime minister and dissolution of parliament, according to the Bangladesh president’s press secretary. —Jessie Yeung, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024

The band gained autonomy as writers, performers, and producers upon signing to Epic in 1976, three years before Michael Jackson’s solo breakout with Off the Wall precipitated the band’s dissolution. —Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2024

That’s what happens with conference realignment and the dissolution of the Pac-12. —Tom Layberger, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024