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Definitions

break up

VERB
end relationship, activity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjourn disband dismantle disperse disrupt dissolve divide halt put an end to separate split stop suspend terminate
WEAK
disassemble divorce end part scatter sever sunder take apart
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrange assemble begin collect combine continue encourage gather go join marry open put together start unite
WEAK
reconcile

Example Sentences

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BBC Sport visits Como to find out how the Italian city's football club, led by coach Cesc Fabregas, is looking to break up the Serie A establishment and gatecrash the Champions League.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

This rapid vaporization triggers a phenomenon known as a "micro-explosion," which helps break up the fuel into finer particles.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

The Justice Department, joined by multiple states, first filed a lawsuit seeking to break up Live Nation in 2024.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

Ethnic Persians are about half the population, and even those who detest the theocratic regime don’t want the country to break up or descend into civil war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Also he's never heard me sing and he's going to break up with me.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.