Synonyms of severance

severance

noun

as in divorce

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of severance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Anyone who has not done so by 5pm ET tomorrow (Thursday) will receive three months of severance. —Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2024

Workers unable to move to another store will be given severance, the spokesperson added. —Kate Gibson, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2024

Data’s In Related Stories Disney Boosts Focus on Women's Sports With Serena Williams Documentary on ESPN+ With the move to liquidate its assets, all of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s employees are now unemployed and will not receive severance or extended benefits. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 July 2024

But the plaintiffs said Twitter offered fired employees just one month of pay as severance, with no benefits. —William Gavin, Quartz, 10 July 2024