Synonyms of rifts

rifts 1 of 2

noun

plural of rift

1

as in fissures

an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure

a small rift opened in the earth's crust

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fissures
• crevices
• cracks
• clefts
• splits
• crannies
• gaps
• chinks
• fractures
• crevasses
• checks
• ruptures
• slits
• openings
• incisions
• breaches
• crazes
• gashes
• cuts
• hairlines

2

as in gaps

an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)

it was possible to peek through the rift in the fence and see the ball game

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gaps
• holes
• crevices
• fissures
• cracks
• intervals
• voids
• discontinuities
• openings
• interstices
• breaches
• rents
• separations
• hiatuses
• slits
• breaks
• clefts
• fractures
• gulfs
• slots
• chasms
• cavities
• pores
• splits
• crannies
• apertures
• interspaces
• ruptures
• chinks
• notches
• orifices
• abysses
• gapes
• severances

rifts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rift

as in fractures

Related Words

• fractures
• ruptures
• tears
• rends
• gashes
• rips
• slits
• lacerates
• pulls
• notches
• rives
• slashes
• cuts
• punctures
• incises
• penetrates
• perforates
• segments
• breaks
• quarters
• disintegrates
• dissolves
• partitions
• halves
• fragments
• decomposes
• breaks down
• bifurcates
• dichotomizes
• cleaves
• bisects
• splits
• dissects
• subdivides
• fractionates
• disassembles
• trisects
• divides
• fractionalizes
• divorces
• parts
• sunders
• unravels
• disconnects
• disentangles
• disunites
• ramifies
• fragmentizes
• severs
• disengages
• resolves
• detaches
• unties
• separates
• fragmentates
• disassociates
• disjoins
• dissociates
• unlinks
• breaks up
• disjoints
• dissevers
• uncouples
• decouples
• unyokes

Dissimilar Words

• repairs
• heals
• fills
• seals
• closes
• plugs
• knits
• sews
• mends
• binds
• sutures
• patches
• stitches
• welds
• accumulates
• fuses
• sticks
• attaches
• darns
• couples
• links
• connects
• fastens
• merges
• cements
• joins
• unites
• combines
• agglutinates
• unifies
• consolidates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rifts

Noun

In Vietnamese director Lê Bảo’s new film, an extended family confronts various rifts and estrangements in its ranks; years of silence must give way, slowly and haltingly, to communication. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

Though his time stateside was ultimately nothing but positive, the star was initially fearful of cultural differences causing rifts. — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

While the Labor Federation meeting was closed to the public, California Democrats’ weekend gathering in San Diego showed rifts within the party’s executive board. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Iran’s leaders project resolve while internal rifts deepen over whether to negotiate with Washington. — Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

These rifts were mirrored at the École, where students argued about politics and split into groups according to their leftist persuasions. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

These are old rifts within Hispanic communities that the figure of Gálvez alone, and our presence at the time of independence, cannot reconcile. — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

The fallout from Batula and Wilson’s relationship caused some rifts in the friend group, and their exits were not entirely surprising. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 June 2026

For a party that prides itself on diversity, the clashes have exacerbated fierce debates over identity politics and long-standing rifts between progressives and moderates. — ABC News, 28 June 2026