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 federation’s dissolution and British efforts to institute majority rule caused resentment among the ruling white minority in Southern Rhodesia. — Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

Good Housekeeping tested dissolution in both warm and cold and found every sheet dissolved completely during a full wash cycle. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026

Good Housekeeping tested sheet dissolution in both warm and cold water. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

The Good Housekeeping Institute has tested 34 laundry sheets using standardized stains, machine washes, whiteness measurements and dissolution tests. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026