Synonyms for falling-out
- noun
Most common
rift breakup feud quarrel dispute controversy severance altercation
Definitions
- n. 1
A rift between people or groups, often following a disagreement or quarrel
Since the falling out with his neighbor, they have kept their distance.
Related words
- Other spellings
- falling out
Example sentences
- rift Sami's drinking caused a rift in his marriage.
- breakup Sami ruined Layla's first date after their breakup.
- feud There was a feud between Yanni and his ex-boss.
- quarrel The quarrel left a gulf between the two families.
- dispute Go is a game of dispute and conquest of territory.
- controversy She has waded into one controversy after another.
By length
- 4 letters
- feud1, rift1
- 5 letters
- break1
- 6 letters
- breach1
- 7 letters
- dispute2, breakup2, quarrel2, rupture2
- 9 letters
- severance3
- 11 letters
- controversy4, altercation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dispute2 = 2 syllables).