Synonyms for breakup
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Separation
Other
dissolution, falling-out, disruption, demerger, disorganization US, disorganisation UK, grass, friation
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.
- n. 2
The termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship.
Related words
- Word family
- breakdown
Forms
- Plural
- breakups → split-ups, splits, ruptures, separations…
Example sentences
- split That crisis threatened to split the nation in two.
- rupture Becoming rivals in love caused the rupture of friendship.
- separation The separation felt like a never-ending nightmare.
- dissolution Tom and Mary announced the dissolution of their marriage.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| breakup | rising | |
| split | rising | |
| rupture | steady | |
| separation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- split1, grass1
- 7 letters
- rupture2
- 8 letters
- demerger3, friation
- 10 letters
- separation4, disruption3, detachment3
- 11 letters
- dissolution4
- 15 letters
- disorganization6, disorganisation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rupture2 = 2 syllables).