BREAKS UP Synonyms: 269 Similar and Opposite Words

breaks up

verb

present tense third-person singular of break up

as in disbands

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

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as in stops

to come to an end the meeting broke up when all the business for the day had been completed

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as in divides

to set or force apart he broke up the rocks in the old stone wall with a crowbar, sending them tumbling to the ground

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as in cracks

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

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as in ceases

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end police arrived at the scene and immediately broke up the fracas

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as in disrupts

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly break up the feta cheese and spread it over the salad

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as in laughs

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

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Recent Examples of breaks up The new map breaks up the state’s current 9th Congressional District, which is primarily made up of Memphis, and the state’s only majority-Black district. —

Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 7 May 2026 Sometimes your boyfriend breaks up with you to be with an older divorced mom and that's a good thing. —

Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026 The Gap Factory Relaxed Linen-blend Wide-leg Pants, now 50 percent off, come in a vibrant hot pink that instantly breaks up a neutral-heavy suitcase and adds a playful pop for spring and summer itineraries. —

Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026 While Sam begins hallucinating people as puppets, Justin breaks up with him. —

Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Belly, devastated by the betrayal, slaps Jeremiah and breaks up with him. —

Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 Needless to say, Bobby breaks up with her later. —

Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025

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And once the dog is found, the Search Party network disbands.

— Mike Feibus, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
DiCaprio plays Bob, a revolutionary in hiding with his teen daughter (Chase Infiniti) after his activist group the French 75 disbands in chaos.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025