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Synonyms for sunder

Most common

decide sever cleave rend disunite disjoin dissever

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To break or separate or to break apart, especially with force.

Related words

Word family
sundry
Phrases
sunder out

Forms

Past participle
sundered
e.g. sundered → cleaved, separated, divided, rent…

Example sentences

  • decide In the first place, we have to decide on the name.
  • sever Don't sever that precious connection with your son.
  • cleave The explorers were unable to cleave a path through the jungle.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sundersteady
deciderising
seversteady
cleaverising
rendfalling
disunitefalling

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

By length

4 letters
part1, tear1, slit1, rend
5 letters
split1, sever2
6 letters
decide2, divide2, detach2, cleave1
7 letters
divorce2, disjoin, dispart
8 letters
separate3, disunite, dissever
10 letters
dissociate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sever2 = 2 syllables).

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