Synonyms of dissolution

dissolution

noun

ˌdi-sə-ˈlü-shən 

1

as in breakup

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

the dissolution of the empire into a patchwork of petty kingdoms

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in abolition

the doing away with something by formal action

one of the junta's first acts was the dissolution of the national assembly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolition
• repeal
• abolishment
• annulment
• cancellation
• withdrawal
• dismissal
• abrogation
• defeasance
• nullification
• voiding
• invalidation
• suspension
• avoidance
• elimination
• negation
• removal
• quashing
• abatement
• abortion
• rescindment
• rejection
• revocation
• prohibition
• reversal
• liquidation
• veto
• banning
• overruling
• retraction
• override
• recall
• erasure
• calling off
• outlawing
• eradication
• overturn
• enjoining
• disallowance
• forbiddance
• countermand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• legislation
• enactment
• establishment
• institution
• founding
• ratification
• validation
• approval
• legalization
• legitimation
• formalization
• passing
• permission
• authorization
• legitimization
• endorsement
• clearance
• prescription
• ordering
• sanctioning
• commandment
• decreeing
• mandating

3

as in demise

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities

she believed that her leukemia, although in remission, would eventually be the cause of her dissolution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demise
• death
• fate
• passing
• doom
• decease
• expiration
• exit
• end
• passage
• expiry
• destruction
• grave
• sleep
• suicide
• curtains
• quietus
• assassination
• great divide
• annihilation
• ending
• execution
• fatality
• casualty
• martyrdom
• extermination
• self-destruction
• slaughter
• ruin
• self-slaughter
• killing
• massacre
• self-murder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• birth
• existence
• life
• creation
• nativity
• rise
• genesis
• origination

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dissolution

The city’s current lease is dependent on the dissolution of Transformco’s current ground lease of the site. — Frankie Rowley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Progress and the change associated with it were a source of dissolution and decay, a further loss of the innocence of the Golden Age of the ancestors. — Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026

The potential dissolution of the Hapag-ZIM deal follows the collapse of one of the largest and fastest-growing container lines in the world. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026

Add to that simple arithmetic of spouses, divorces and outlier legal risks, and one of the primary forces for the dissolution of previous wealth or company control becomes self-evident. — Radu Magdin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026