Synonyms for secession
Most common
separation withdrawal war of secession schism armed secession
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of seceding.
That year, secession was enacted on account of unreasonable policies.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- secessions → withdrawals, schisms, separations…
Example sentences
- separation The separation felt like a never-ending nightmare.
- withdrawal Have you experienced withdrawal symptoms in the past?
- schism The community underwent a schism.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| secession | steady | |
| separation | falling | |
| withdrawal | falling | |
| schism | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- schism2
- 10 letters
- separation4, withdrawal3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (schism2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- sécession
- Italiano
- secessione
- Deutsch
- Sezession