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

2 of 2

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

When a brain aneurysm ruptures, approximately 30% to 50% of patients die, according to Dabus. — Lauren Pastrana, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

The boy had measles that did not contribute to the rupture, according to Lancaster County Coroner Stephen Diamantoni. — Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Verb

Freezing is a non-toxic, chemical-free way to kill pests at all life stages (eggs, larvae, and adults), by causing ice crystals to form inside insect cells, which ruptures them and kills the insect. — Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026

In such a vulnerable state, the spleen can rupture during birth. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026