DISINTEGRATION Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

disintegration

noun

Definition of disintegration

as in decomposition

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Recent Examples of disintegration This test will also be suborbital and is aimed at showing the new hardware works as expected; most previous Starship tests have ended in an explosion or with the disintegration of the rocket, although the most recent two tests were successful. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 19 May 2026 He was portrayed as driving a wedge between Montag and her roommate, Lauren Conrad, leading to the disintegration of their friendship. — Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 13 May 2026 Tim Darcy has always been the man of a thousand voices — a wildly imaginative singer playing different roles, capturing the disintegration of the self from different angles. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026 The loss of the Soviet empire in 1989 and the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 created enormous nostalgia for 1945, and Putin has been promoting that nostalgia for more than two decades. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for disintegration

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Their decomposition attributed much of the divergence to how raters measure the same underlying issue rather than merely to differences in scope or weighting.

— Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
But decomposition affects how tissues look and can complicate toxicology, especially alcohol findings, because alcohol can appear as a byproduct of decomposition, according to Banerjee.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Definition of decomposition

Noun

Hence, the dissolution of Andriy and Bobby, the Ukrainian and Russian duo who already glommed on to each other in the first two episodes of this season of Project Runway and in this episode collapse fully and phenomenally.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Moms for Liberty’s influence has been on a long decline in its home state as the organization faced a wave of resignations, chapter dissolutions and scandals among Moms for Liberty leadership.

— Trinity Webster-Bass, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Definition of dissolution

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My full start-time and ring-walk breakdown has the finer timing.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Boise State football held its summer media day on Wednesday afternoon, opening up coaches and 10 players to a cascade of questions, from in-depth positional breakdowns to each player’s favorite childhood TV show.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026

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