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

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

The couple has experienced numerous ups and downs since their April 2011 wedding but stuck together through tough times, including family rifts, the deaths of the Queen and Prince Philip and Charles and Kate’s cancer battles. — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 31 July 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

And that is causing problems and rifts between him and Senate Republicans. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 24 June 2026

The breastfeeding billing battle UnitedHealthcare is cutting back on paying for lactation counseling, and the clinicians who provide those services are up in arms, another example of the deepening rifts between providers and insurers. — Bob Herman, STAT, 8 June 2026