Synonyms for fissiparous
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Factious, tending to break into pieces.
Related words
- Word family
- fissile fissiparism
Example sentences
- breakaway President Tom Jackson sent troops to the breakaway area.
- separatist I'm at the library for a separatist meeting.
- unstable Back in the 1990s, Algeria was incredibly unstable.
- divisive The president glossed over these divisive issues.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fissiparous | falling | |
| breakaway | steady | |
| separatist | rising | |
| unstable | steady | |
| divisive | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- unstable3, divisive3
- 9 letters
- breakaway3
- 10 letters
- separatist4
- 12 letters
- scissiparous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unstable3 = 3 syllables).