Synonyms of break up

break up 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to disband

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 & Similar Words

• disband
• dissolve
• disperse
• demobilize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• join
• unite
• incorporate
• consolidate
• band
• hang together

• join
• unite
• incorporate
• consolidate
• band
• hang together

2

as in to stop

to come to an end

the meeting broke up when all the business for the day had been completed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stop
• end
• expire
• conclude
• cease
• halt
• break off
• pass
• wind up
• leave off
• go
• finish
• die
• terminate
• close
• wink (out)
• lapse
• determine
• let up
• elapse
• bite the dust
• discontinue
• stall
• quit
• lay off (of)
• refrain (from)
• break down
• dead-end
• cut out
• pack (up or in)
• desist (from)
• stay
• knock off
• give over
• pause
• suspend
• wind down
• peter (out)
• conk (out)
• abate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continue
• hang on
• persist
• draw out
• extend
• prolong
• protract

• continue
• hang on
• persist
• draw out
• extend
• prolong
• protract

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3

as in to divide

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 & Similar Words

• divide
• separate
• split
• disconnect
• resolve
• sever
• divorce
• part
• dissociate
• disassociate
• ramify
• pull
• isolate
• disjoin
• dissever
• break down
• disunite
• sunder
• decouple
• detach
• uncouple
• unlink
• decompose
• dissect
• disjoint
• subdivide
• fragment
• unyoke
• dissolve
• cut off
• cleave
• quarter
• segment
• disintegrate
• fragmentate
• partition
• fragmentize
• disassemble
• tear
• rip
• halve
• break
• bifurcate
• fractionate
• rupture
• bisect
• rift
• fracture
• segregate
• unravel
• dichotomize
• trisect
• fractionalize
• rend
• insulate
• rive
• sequester
• disengage
• untie
• disentangle
• seclude

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• join
• link
• unify
• combine
• mix
• unite
• associate
• blend
• couple
• assemble
• connect
• stick
• close
• bind
• attach
• mingle
• accumulate
• knit
• fuse
• fasten
• cement
• weld
• agglutinate

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• join
• link
• unify
• combine
• mix
• unite
• associate
• blend
• couple
• assemble
• connect
• stick
• close
• bind
• attach
• mingle
• accumulate
• knit
• fuse
• fasten
• cement
• weld
• agglutinate

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4

as in to crack

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 & Similar Words

• crack
• fall apart
• lose it
• melt down
• choke
• freak (out)
• break down
• flip (out)
• wig (out)
• go to pieces
• go off the deep end
• blow one's cool

5

as in to cease

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

police arrived at the scene and immediately broke up the fracas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stop
• cease
• halt
• end
• quit
• shut off
• cut off
• break off
• lay off
• leave off
• cut out
• delay
• pack (up or in)
• drop
• give over
• suspend
• have done with
• knock off
• break
• desist (from)
• conclude
• discontinue
• finish
• can
• check
• close (down)
• put the kibosh on
• hold back
• complete
• turn back
• clamp down
• block
• pause
• stay
• rein (in)
• ruin
• deactivate
• hold
• hinder
• stem
• dam
• brake
• impede
• suppress
• abort
• obstruct
• detain
• destroy
• blockade
• stamp
• arrest
• dissolve
• squelch
• squash
• abolish
• scuttle
• stunt
• call
• kill
• staunch
• demolish
• snuff
• annul
• stanch
• kibosh

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carry on
• continue
• run on
• keep up
• proceed
• advance
• progress
• follow through (with)
• drive
• stir
• propel
• actuate
• impel

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• carry on
• continue
• run on
• keep up
• proceed
• advance
• progress
• follow through (with)
• drive
• stir
• propel
• actuate
• impel

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6

as in to disrupt

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly

break up the feta cheese and spread it over the salad

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupt
• break
• fracture
• fragment
• destroy
• reduce
• disintegrate
• ruin
• split
• dismember
• bust
• shatter
• blow up
• smash
• rive
• crush
• powder
• burst
• blast
• crack
• grind
• pop
• explode
• wreck
• pulverize
• chip
• detonate
• shiver
• atomize
• splinter
• sliver
• implode

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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7

as in to laugh

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 & Similar Words

• laugh
• giggle
• chuckle
• scream
• crack up
• smile
• grin
• titter
• chortle
• split one's sides
• snicker
• roar
• cackle
• hee-haw
• twitter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cry
• weep
• sob
• bawl
• squall
• blubber
• howl
• wail
• whine
• whimper
• sigh
• bleat
• sniffle
• yowl
• groan
• moan
• snivel
• pule

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• cry
• weep
• sob
• bawl
• squall
• blubber
• howl
• wail
• whine
• whimper
• sigh
• bleat
• sniffle
• yowl
• groan
• moan
• snivel
• pule

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breakup

2 of 2

noun

as in split

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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