Synonyms of rupture

rupture 1 of 2

noun

1

as in fracture

an opening caused by the sudden tearing or breaking of something

The earthquake created a rupture that spanned several miles.

Doctors identified a rupture in his aorta.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fracture
• fissure
• rift
• tear
• crack
• gap
• slit
• crater
• split
• ravine
• incision
• laceration
• gash
• breach
• puncture
• hole
• canyon
• opening
• slash
• crevice
• break
• cleft
• rent
• trench
• vacuum
• cavity
• rip
• cut
• dent
• cavern
• void
• snag
• chasm
• notch
• excavation
• gouge
• furrow
• ditch
• cranny
• groove
• pit
• abyss
• gulf
• hollow
• cave
• depression
• bursting
• wound
• chink
• burrow
• gorge
• gutter
• detonation
• injury
• rift valley
• trough
• vacuity
• concavity
• burst
• explosion
• eruption
• sinkhole
• check
• borehole
• dint
• indentation
• gulley
• gully
• water hole
• abrasion
• perforation
• gulch
• pothole
• blowup
• scratch
• recess
• well
• outburst
• dell
• blast
• indenture
• pinhole
• score
• posthole
• glen
• wallow
• coomb
• chuckhole
• coombe
• combe
• scrape
• pinprick
• stab
• cañon
• prick
• punch
• dingle
• kloof

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repair
• healing
• closing
• union
• filling
• sealing
• connection
• implosion
• consolidation
• junction
• merger
• combination
• unification
• coupling
• sewing
• connecting
• joining
• combining
• stitching
• merging
• rise
• knitting
• linking
• tumor
• swelling
• suturing
• hill
• mending
• patching
• swell
• plugging
• mound
• bump
• lump
• projection
• darning
• bulge
• uniting
• protrusion
• hump
• bunch
• convexity
• pimple
• protuberance
• camber
• jut

2

as in rift

the loss of good relations

The incident caused a diplomatic rupture between the two countries.

They've been working to mend the rupture in their relationship.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rift
• schism
• split
• feud
• dispute
• breakup
• bifurcation
• breach
• divorce
• cleavage
• sundering
• dissolution
• division
• fractionalization
• disunion
• alienation
• misunderstanding
• fractionation
• severance
• controversy
• disaffection
• estrangement
• partition
• separation
• hostility
• antagonism
• souring
• quarrel
• embitterment
• animosity
• disgruntlement
• altercation
• brawl
• jaundice
• antipathy
• rancor
• row
• envenoming
• falling-out
• bitterness
• imbroglio
• cross fire
• spat
• battle royal
• vendetta
• disagreement
• squabble
• contretemps
• spleen
• fight
• set-to
• tiff
• indignation
• argument
• wrath
• rhubarb
• disillusionment
• outrage
• wrangle
• disenchantment
• fury
• aggravation
• bicker
• donnybrook
• scrap
• ire
• rage
• argle-bargle
• infuriation
• furor
• kickup
• hassle
• incensing
• argy-bargy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conciliation
• reconciliation
• pacification
• agreement
• union
• harmony
• consensus
• appeasement
• ingratiation
• unification
• fusion
• endearment
• unanimity
• mollification
• integration
• accord
• merger
• reconcilement
• merging
• propitiation
• coalescing

rupture

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verb

1

as in to fracture

to cause to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way

She was out for the rest of the season after she ruptured a tendon.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fracture
• pull
• break
• rip
• tear
• rift
• rend
• puncture
• lacerate
• perforate
• gash
• slit
• rive
• penetrate
• sever
• slash
• cut
• incise
• disintegrate
• dissolve
• notch
• decompose
• fragment
• bifurcate
• break down
• segment
• disassemble
• cleave
• quarter
• partition
• dissect
• split
• subdivide
• halve
• fractionate
• dichotomize
• bisect
• detach
• fractionalize
• disconnect
• disengage
• unravel
• trisect
• divide
• resolve
• ramify
• disentangle
• divorce
• dissociate
• untie
• disunite
• separate
• disassociate
• fragmentize
• fragmentate
• part
• disjoin
• dissever
• break up
• sunder
• disjoint
• decouple
• uncouple
• unlink
• unyoke

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repair
• fill
• patch
• heal
• close
• seal
• sew
• plug
• knit
• bind
• mend
• attach
• suture
• fuse
• accumulate
• weld
• stick
• stitch
• fasten
• join
• cement
• connect
• darn
• merge
• combine
• couple
• consolidate
• link
• unite
• agglutinate
• unify

2

as in to burst

to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way

The pipeline ruptured, leaking thousands of gallons of oil.

The fault could rupture during the next major earthquake.

High blood pressure caused the blood vessels to rupture.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burst
• explode
• blow
• break
• tear
• detonate
• split
• rip
• cleave
• shatter
• rend
• fragment
• smash
• shred
• rive
• crack
• splinter
• pop
• blow up
• go off
• sever
• crump
• section
• separate
• tatter
• part
• break up
• balloon
• dissever
• snap
• mushroom
• unlink
• bourgeon
• burgeon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapse
• implode
• connect
• combine
• fuse
• join
• couple
• coalesce
• unite
• marry
• link (up)
• unify
• knit
• associate
• conjugate
• mix
• mate
• blend
• yoke
• assemble
• conjoin
• mingle
• compound
• splice
• interfuse
• chain
• rejoin
• reconnect
• hitch
• hook
• reunite
• recombine
• reunify

Examples of rupture in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Hall said regulations that were put in place in 2022 and aimed at reducing deaths and environmental damage from pipeline ruptures were geared toward gas lines, not those carrying liquids, and would not have applied to the Texas pipeline. —Juan A. Lozano and Sean Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024

As long as the conflict continues, the issue could cause further party ruptures — and affect how outside groups lobby and electioneer for or against candidates. —Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024

Verb

Most of the remaining cases involved intentional and accidental drug overdoses, suicide, homicide and ruptured ectopic pregnancies. —Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2024

Ovarian cysts can rupture (burst), which can cause fluid and blood to be released into the abdomen. —Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024