Synonyms for rift

Most common

falling-out · gap · breach · fissure · gulf · disagreement

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A chasm or fissure.

   The Grand Canyon is a rift in the Earth's surface, but is smaller than some of the undersea ones.

Forms

Plural

rifts → gaps, breaches, fissures, breaks…

Example sentences

• gap The gap between the rich and the poor is widening.
• breach Did the hackers breach the cybersecurity defenses?
• gulf The quarrel left a gulf between the two families.
• disagreement Tom intervened in his coworkers' disagreement.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

gap¹

4 letters

rent¹, gulf¹, flaw¹

5 letters

break¹, split¹, crack¹, chasm², cleft¹, chink¹

6 letters

breach¹, cranny²

7 letters

opening³, rupture², fissure², crevice²

8 letters

fracture²

9 letters

severance³

12 letters

disagreement⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (chasm² = 2 syllables).

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