BROKEN UP Synonyms: 327 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in divided

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verb

past participle of break up

as in disbanded

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 ended

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 separated

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 cracked

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 stopped

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 disrupted

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 giggled

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 broken up

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After McDavid appeared to get away with a penalty against Killorn, a shot-pass intended for the Oilers captain was broken up by Granlund. —

Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 The soil must be broken up or aerated so moisture can penetrate the surface. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026 It’s broken up into elements water, fire, earth and void. —

Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Sandra Lee and Ben Youcef have broken up The two were together for five years and got engaged after meeting during the COVID pandemic. —

Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 Real Man Adventures isn’t broken up into chapter-length sections of narrative, but rather brief, discursive essays. —

Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026 Even though the episode is broken up by brief life updates from alumni, the Lacheys are definitely focused on getting answers from the season-ten cast. —

Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026 As Curiosity climbs, the terrain shows a clear shift toward increasingly dry conditions, broken up by occasional wetter intervals when rivers and lakes briefly resurfaced. —

Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026 The couple, who dated for 10 months before marrying in 2004, have broken up and reconciled as coparents in recent years. —

Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026

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The House and Senate remain divided on raises for school staff.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Polling suggests many voters believe the country is deeply divided and that polarization is expanding across the 50 states.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2026