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breakup

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of breakup

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

  • the breakup of the Soviet Union and the collapse of communism pretty much signaled the end of the Cold War
Synonyms of breakup

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

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 breakup

assemblage, association

attachment, conjunction, connection, link, linkage, linkup

aggregation, combination, consolidation, fusion
Antonyms of breakup

unification, union

break up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of break up

1 to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization

  • the band broke up when their arguments over money grew too stressful
Synonyms of break up

disband, disperse, dissolve
Words Related to break up

demobilize
Near Antonyms of break up

incorporate

consolidate

hang together
Antonyms of break up

band, join, unite

2 to come to an end

  • the meeting broke up when all the business for the day had been completed
Synonyms of break up

break off, cease, close, conclude, dead-end, determine, die, discontinue, elapse, end, expire, finish, go, halt, lapse, leave off, let up, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up, wink (out)
Words Related to break up

desist (from), lay off (of), refrain (from)

give over [British], knock off, pack (up or in)

break down, conk (out), cut out, stall

pause, stay, suspend

abate, peter (out), wind down
Phrases Synonymous with break up

bite the dust
Near Antonyms of break up

draw out, extend, prolong, protract
Antonyms of break up

continue, hang on, persist

3 to set or force apart

  • he broke up the rocks in the old stone wall with a crowbar, sending them tumbling to the ground
Synonyms of break up

decouple, disassociate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, part, ramify, resolve, separate, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unlink, unyoke
Words Related to break up

break down, decompose, disassemble, disintegrate, dissolve

bifurcate, bisect, cleave, dichotomize, dissect, fractionalize, fractionate, halve, partition, quarter, segment, subdivide, trisect

fragment, fragmentate, fragmentize

break, fracture, pull, rend, rift, rip, rive, rupture, tear

cut off, insulate, isolate, seclude, segregate, sequester

detach, disengage, disentangle, unravel, untie
Near Antonyms of break up

assemble, associate, blend, combine, mingle, mix

connect, couple

accumulate, agglutinate, attach, bind, cement, close, fasten, fuse, knit, stick, weld
Antonyms of break up

join, link, unify, unite

4 to yield to mental or emotional stress

  • the sort of person who would be among the first to break up in a prisoner of war camp
Synonyms of break up

break down, crack, flip (out) [slang], freak (out), melt down, wig (out) [slang]
Words Related to break up

choke
Phrases Synonymous with break up

blow one's cool, fall apart, go off the deep end, go to pieces, lose it

5 to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

  • police arrived at the scene and immediately broke up the fracas
Synonyms of break up

break, break off, can [slang], cease, cut off, cut out, desist (from), discontinue, drop, end, give over, halt, knock off, lay off, leave off, pack (up or in), quit, shut off, stop
Words Related to break up

complete, conclude, finish

close (down)

deactivate

block, blockade, dam, delay, detain, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, kibosh, obstruct, stem

call, suspend

arrest, brake, check, clamp down, rein (in), squash, squelch, stamp, stanch (or staunch), stunt, suppress, turn back

pause, stay, suspend

abolish, abort, annul, demolish, destroy, dissolve, kill, ruin, scuttle, snuff
Phrases Synonymous with break up

have done with, put the kibosh on
Near Antonyms of break up

carry on, continue, follow through (with), keep up, run on

advance, proceed, progress

actuate, drive, impel, propel, stir

6 to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly

  • break up the feta cheese and spread it over the salad
Synonyms of break up

break, bust, disintegrate, dismember, disrupt, fracture, fragment, rive
Words Related to break up

atomize, crush, grind, powder, pulverize, reduce

blast, blow up, burst, detonate, explode

crack, pop, shatter, shiver, smash

chip, sliver, splinter, split

implode

destroy, ruin, wreck
Near Antonyms of break up

doctor, fix, heal, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair

7 to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

  • if you break up during the skit, the audience will know that you're in on the joke
Synonyms of break up

cackle, chortle, chuckle, crack up, giggle, hee-haw, laugh, roar, scream, snicker, titter, twitter
Words Related to break up

grin, smile
Phrases Synonymous with break up

split one's sides
Near Antonyms of break up

bawl, blubber, cry, sob, weep

howl, scream, squall, wail, yowl

bleat, pule, whimper, whine

sniffle, snivel

groan, moan, sigh

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