Synonyms of dismemberment

dismemberment

noun

as in decomposition

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dismemberment

Jane now wonders what prompted Burke to joke about dismemberment with her. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

Another criminalist, Lisa LaHendro, testified that fragments of blue material recovered from Rivas’ remains were consistent with damage found on an inflatable pool in Burke’s garage, where prosecutors allege the dismemberment occurred. — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Some of the items, prosecutors allege, were used during the dismemberment of the victim. — Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Singer D4vd was back in court Tuesday for a multiday hearing to decide whether there is enough evidence to put him on trial in the killing and dismemberment of a 14-year-old girl who authorities said had threatened to expose their relationship. — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026

The memory politics of Trianon The dismemberment of Greater Hungary at the end of World War I via the Treaty of Trianon remains the most traumatic blow to the modern Hungarian psyche. — Brett R. Chloupek, The Conversation, 15 July 2026

Instead, the only sign of Social Security in many of these campaigns has been the stale Democratic accusations that Republican candidates are planning a stealth dismemberment of the system. — Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Allows the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue lifetime disabled parking permits, removing the current four-year renewal requirement, to people with a permanent dismemberment or an amputation (HB 961). — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Hundreds of true-crime pamphlets circulated, adorned with woodcuts depicting horrific acts of dismemberment, torture, and witchcraft. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 June 2026