EN

Synonyms for secede

Most common

splinter withdraw

All synonyms

Verb

1. Break away

break away, splinter

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.

Related words

Word family
seceder secession

Forms

Past participle
seceded
e.g. seceded → splintered, withdrawn, separated, dissented…

Example sentences

  • splinter Part of the splinter remained underneath the skin.
  • withdraw You may as well withdraw from the club right away.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
secederising
splinterrising
withdrawfalling

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

By length

7 letters
dissent2
8 letters
separate3, withdraw2, splinter2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dissent2 = 2 syllables).