sundering 1 of 2

noun

as in dissolution
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces the sundering of the nation by bloody civil war

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

sundering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of sunder
as in separating
to set or force apart during the cold war East and West Berlin were sundered by an impenetrable wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sundering
  1. dissolution
  2. separating
  3. split
  4. dividing
  5. breakup
  6. splitting
  7. partition
  8. disconnecting
Noun
  • Add to that simple arithmetic of spouses, divorces and outlier legal risks, and one of the primary forces for the dissolution of previous wealth or company control becomes self-evident.
    — Radu Magdin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Goodman laments the dissolution of the Creative Alliance and the incendiary action of its former participants.
    — Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of dissolution
Verb
  • With less than a point separating the top five competitors, the all-around race quickly heated up.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The two spacecraft rode to Mars together, with the lander separating from the orbiter ahead of its landing on the Red Planet.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of separating
Noun
  • That's where an 80-foot-tree split after the round of storms just a couple of weeks ago.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The split comes amid frustrations over a lack of spending on player signings.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • Chin-Hong thinks about risk as a continuum, rather than dividing the world into safe and dangerous.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Drew Fisher of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, hit the attenuator dividing Interstate 94 from the Lyndale Avenue exit near Olson Memorial Highway, the Minnesota State Patrol said.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dividing
Noun
  • Avoiding a court case also helped keep the the reason behind their breakup a mystery, though both have since hinted that the burden of fame and the constant pressure of being in the spotlight were more than the couple could bear.
    — Francesca Pellegrini, Vanity Fair, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Safety DeShon Singleton registered a 7-on-7 breakup against Fields.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of breakup
Verb
  • The new order calls for splitting up combination vaccines, like the one that protects against measles, mumps and rubella, which would be given as three shots instead of one, at three separate office visits.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The order also calls for splitting the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine into separate shots, which would require years of investment.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of splitting
Noun
  • These booths with partitions that closed you off from the nearby tables.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In June 2021, Curtin walked into a police station in Peterborough and slid one of the letters under the glass partition.
    — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of partition
Verb
  • Or have there been unintended consequences from disconnecting from linear cable?
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Try disconnecting your router on a weekend afternoon and play board games with your family.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
Definition of disconnecting
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

sundered
sundering
sunders
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Sundering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sundering. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of vacuous

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Words of the Week - Aug. 14

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
image of a green cube out of place in a lineup of red spheres
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Vol. 2 Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.
See All