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Definitions

break it up

VERB

disconnect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cut off detach disengage sever

STRONG

abstract disassociate disjoin dissever dissociate disunite divide part separate sideline

WEAK

break it off drop it unfix

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attach combine connect join unite

WEAK

couple hitch hook link plug into

VERB

dispel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allay chase away dismiss disperse dissipate eliminate resolve

STRONG

banish cancel crumble deploy disband disintegrate distribute eject expel oust repel rout scatter scramble

WEAK

beat off break up bust up split up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept collect gather keep welcome

STRONG

allow hold permit take in

WEAK

accumulate garner recall

VERB

pause

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hesitate interrupt shake waver

STRONG

cease deliberate desist discontinue drop halt reflect rest sideline suspend

WEAK

call time catch one's breath come to standstill hold back put on hold stop briefly take a break take a breather take five take ten think twice

Antonyms

STRONG

carry on continue do go keep on restart rise

WEAK

persist

Example Sentences

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"I think that in the near future, they are unlikely to break it up."

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Lou Gerstner was the first outsider to take the helm at IBM, the storied firm that once looked so dominant in computer mainframes that the Justice Department spent foolish years trying to break it up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Now that you’ve started a to-do list, break it up into very small tasks and focus on one at a time rather than try to tackle — or even process — everything at once.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025

Microsoft appealed the decision, and in 2001 the original decision to break it up was overturned.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2024

Coach Raskin wedged himself between us, yelling at us to break it up, and wrestled me away from Adrian.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

break it up

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