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disrupt

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of disrupt

1 to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
  • Frost heaves disrupted the pavement on the road.
Synonyms of disrupt

break, break up, bust, dismember, fracture, fragment, rive
Words Related to disrupt

atomize, crush, grind, powder, pulverize, reduce

blast, blow up, burst, detonate, explode

crack, pop, shatter, shiver, smash

chip, sliver, splinter, split

implode

destroy, ruin, wreck
Near Antonyms of disrupt

doctor, fix, heal, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair
2 to undo the proper order or arrangement of
  • The arrival of a baby in the household would totally disrupt their established routine.
Synonyms of disrupt

confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorder, disorganize, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset
Words Related to disrupt

embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle

agitate, perturb, stir (up), unsettle

clutter
Near Antonyms of disrupt

align (also aline), line, line up, queue

classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize

adjust, fix

groom, make up, spruce (up)

unscramble
Antonyms of disrupt

arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy

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