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

These include dissolution, which uses solvents to recover polystyrene as pellets, and pyrolysis, which heats mixed plastic waste in low oxygen to produce oil-like feedstocks for new plastic. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

As for crypto, 83 House Democrats embarrassingly joined the Republicans to pass the CLARITY Act that would preside over the dissolution of financial protections for the American bank and retirement fund user. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026

Costco shoppers are super bummed about the dissolution of the partnership, mourning the loss of the beloved beer. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 8 July 2026

Helpless follows Hollywood producer Faye Heron, who’s still haunted by her breakup with Henry Spalding — so much so that their dissolution became the basis for one of her most successful projects. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026