break apart

VERB

disintegrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break down break up come apart crumble decay decompose degenerate descend disband dismantle rot sever shatter sink splinter wash out wither

STRONG

atomize decline deliquesce detach dilapidate disconnect disorganize disperse disunite divide molder pulverize putrefy separate spoil taint turn worsen

WEAK

disimprove fade away fall to pieces take apart turn to dust wash away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build combine develop fix flourish grow improve increase join mend put together rise strengthen unite

STRONG

attach collect connect couple gather link

WEAK

meld

VERB

fragmentize

Synonyms

STRONG

crumble dissolve disunite divide fragment separate shatter splinter split

WEAK

break down break up split up

Antonyms

STRONG

combine fix join marry mend put together unite

VERB

sunder

Synonyms

STRONG

break detach disconnect disjoin divide part rend slice split uncouple undo

WEAK

break off come apart cut in two split up wedge apart

Antonyms

STRONG

agree attach combine connect couple fasten join link unite

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The team used a sophisticated shock physics code that simulates how high speed impacts break apart solid rock and create permeable regions.

From Science Daily • Jul. 2, 2026

While investors have largely cheered Comcast’s decision to break apart its media properties and its broadband business, the historical performance of similar kinds of media spinoffs has been mixed at best.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

The car-sized rover carried two tubes of a chemical called TMAH, which can break apart organic matter to see what it is made out of.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Words come at me all at once from every direction, crash into each other, break apart, and fall away.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

break apart

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