Synonyms of schism

schism

noun

ˈsi-zəm 

1

as in discord

a lack of agreement or harmony

schism within the charitable organization was preventing it from achieving its goals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discord
• strife
• friction
• conflict
• war
• discordance
• dissent
• discordancy
• warfare
• division
• disunity
• dispute
• clash
• dissension
• disharmony
• dissonance
• infighting
• disunion
• variance
• altercation
• hostility
• dissidence
• disagreement
• divide
• inharmony
• contention
• disaccord
• argument
• collision
• debate
• fissure
• quarrel
• fight
• competition
• brawl
• animosity
• squabble
• falling-out
• antagonism
• enmity
• inconsistency
• bicker
• tiff
• spat
• incompatibility
• rancor
• incongruity
• incongruence
• run-in
• wrangle
• antipathy
• row
• cold war
• mix-up
• jar
• ill will
• inconsistence
• miff
• scrap
• incongruousness
• inconsonance
• hassle
• inharmoniousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreement
• peace
• harmony
• accord
• cooperation
• concord
• concordance
• concurrence

2

as in split

the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces

the schism of the Christian church into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• split
• dissolution
• breakup
• division
• partition
• separation
• bifurcation
• cleavage
• disunion
• fractionation
• scission
• fractionalization
• sundering
• dispersion
• rupture
• polarization
• divorce
• decomposition
• dispersal
• distribution
• subdivision
• breach
• severance
• segregation
• segmentation
• administration
• isolation
• diffusion
• dismemberment
• apportionment
• scattering
• disassembly
• dichotomization
• atomization
• seclusion
• sequestration

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• union
• unification
• association
• connection
• assemblage
• attachment
• conjunction
• linkage
• link
• consolidation
• fusion
• combination
• aggregation
• linkup

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of schism

Cornelius’s pontificate was complicated by a schism, caused by the self-appointment of the Roman priest Novatian as antipope (the second in papal history) and by the dispute over the church’s attitude toward Christian apostates. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Swift was preternaturally avoidant of zealotry, with the obscure religious wars between the Lilliputians and the Blefscuans over how to crack an egg reminiscent of internecine Christian schisms concerning the real presence in the Eucharist. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

One schism Hagar would like to repair, of course, is with former bandmate Alex Van Halen. — Gary Graff, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

This is Kubrick’s modus operandi throughout the film, setting up scenes where furniture moves from shot to shot, wall decorations change, and there are further schisms between Ullman’s exposition and the reality that transpires. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026