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.

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• 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.

Related 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

Dissimilar Words

• 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.

Related 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
• subdivide
• halve
• fractionate
• dichotomize
• split
• bisect
• detach
• fractionalize
• disconnect
• disengage
• unravel
• trisect
• divide
• resolve
• ramify
• disentangle
• divorce
• dissociate
• untie
• disunite
• disassociate
• fragmentize
• separate
• fragmentate
• part
• disjoin
• dissever
• break up
• sunder
• disjoint
• decouple
• uncouple
• unlink
• unyoke

Dissimilar Words

• 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.

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rupture

Noun

Yet these strains have not led to the rupture that some observers had predicted. — C. Raja Mohan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026

The virus can cause the spleen to enlarge and rupture at birth. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

Verb

Both gas tanks, carrying around 200 gallons of diesel fuel, ruptured in the crash spilling the fuel on the roadway below which needed to be cleaned up, Flagler said. — Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2026

Medical experts at the time suspected her death was caused by a brain abnormality that ruptured because of the intensity of the ride. — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026