Synonyms for schism
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.
A schism broke the organization into two rivals.
Related words
- Word family
- schismatic
Forms
- Plural
- schisms → disunions, splits, disunities, separations…
Example sentences
- split That crisis threatened to split the nation in two.
- separation The separation felt like a never-ending nightmare.
- disunity Libya slipped into a period of serious disunity.
- church The wedding will be held in a 17th century church.
- heresy Such an idea was heresy in right-wing circles.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| schism | steady | |
| split | rising | |
| separation | falling | |
| disunity | falling | |
| disunion | falling | |
| church | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rent1
- 5 letters
- split1
- 6 letters
- church1, breach1, heresy3
- 7 letters
- faction2, rupture2, fissure2
- 8 letters
- division3, disunity4, disunion3
- 9 letters
- secession3
- 10 letters
- separation4, disruption3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (heresy3 = 3 syllables).