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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Several different forces can trigger this activity, including heat from the Sun, collisions or extremely rapid spinning that causes the object to break apart.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

As the supercontinent Gondwana began to break apart near the end of the Jurassic Period and into the early Cretaceous Period, smaller basins formed in what are now the Western Cape and Eastern Cape.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 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

The UV radiation generated by this process can break apart water vapor molecules, leading to the formation of hydroxyl.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

"Let's sleep," she whispers into my ear, and I nod, and we break apart and lie down again.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

break apart

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