SEVERANCES Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

severances

noun

plural of severance

as in alienations

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Noun

Moms for Liberty’s influence has been on a long decline in its home state as the organization faced a wave of resignations, chapter dissolutions and scandals among Moms for Liberty leadership.

— Trinity Webster-Bass, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
The trailer teased screaming matches, tears, accusations of betrayal and clear dissolutions of multiple relationships — both romantic and platonic.

— Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 27 May 2026

Definition of dissolutions

Noun

For some, the reason behind such estrangements might seem clear to both parties.

— Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
The couple, who did not grow up knowing one another because of estrangements in their families, faced criticism from both sets of parents for the union.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026

Definition of estrangements

Noun

The cartoonist and journalist Joe Sacco has made a career of rescuing history from the cleavages of memory.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Intelligence agencies in the United States and other Western countries closely follow these cleavages, of course, and can sometimes recruit the disaffected or the ambitious to provide insider information.

— Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025

Definition of cleavages

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According to the Partnership for Public Service, more than 200,000 civil servants left the federal workforce in 2025 through voluntary and involuntary separations aimed at reducing head count.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026
But while rumors of separations and splits circulate the Bravosphere, Barlow, who has been married to her husband, John, for 22 years, is focused on her own relationship.

— Morgan Evans, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of separations

Noun

Jumping into the air, doing the splits, screaming at the top of his lungs, smacking the ground.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Dry mode is most common in mini-split and window AC units (and newer ones at that), but Chason says the feature is far more sophisticated and effective in mini splits.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 31 July 2026

Definition of splits

Noun

This research paper examined whether age, position, NBA role, density of schedule leading up to the injury, minutes load and other factors could be possible causes for the uptick in Achilles ruptures.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
This region was the location for the two biggest ruptures of the last few years, including a 17-million gallon leak in West Hollywood last week and a roughly 10-million gallon rupture that flooded Westwood and damaged parts of UCLA in 2014.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of ruptures

Noun

In Vietnamese director Lê Bảo’s new film, an extended family confronts various rifts and estrangements in its ranks; years of silence must give way, slowly and haltingly, to communication.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Though his time stateside was ultimately nothing but positive, the star was initially fearful of cultural differences causing rifts.

— Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of rifts

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