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bifurcation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bifurcation

1 a movement in different directions away from a common point

  • a thoughtful book about the nation's bifurcation into two distinct and antagonistic cultures
Synonyms of bifurcation

divarication, divergence, divergency, separation
Words Related to bifurcation

difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissidence, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, diversity, unlikeness
Phrases Synonymous with bifurcation

parting of the ways
Near Antonyms of bifurcation

accord, agreement

likeness, similarity
Antonyms of bifurcation

convergence

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

  • a divisive issue that caused the bifurcation of the political party
Synonyms of bifurcation

breakup, cleavage, dissolution, disunion, division, fractionalization, fractionation, partition, schism, scission, separation, split, sundering
Words Related to bifurcation

breach, rupture

divorce, severance

decomposition, disassembly, dismemberment, segmentation, subdivision

atomization, dichotomization, polarization

diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, scattering

administration, apportionment, distribution

isolation, seclusion, segregation, sequestration
Near Antonyms of bifurcation

assemblage, association

attachment, conjunction, connection, link, linkage, linkup

aggregation, combination, consolidation, fusion
Antonyms of bifurcation

unification, union

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