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breaking down

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decaying adj.
division n.
severance n.

ADJECTIVE

decaying

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapsing crumbling deteriorating

STRONG

decomposing disintegrating eroding oxidizing rusting spoiling

WEAK

breaking up falling to pieces in ruins wasting away wearing away

NOUN

division

Synonyms

STRONGEST

distribution

STRONG

analysis apportionment autopsy bisection breaking carving demarcation detachment diagnosis disjuncture dismemberment dissolution disunion divorce parceling parting partition reduction rupture segmentation selection severance subdivision vivisection

WEAK

breaking up contrasting cutting up departmentalizing detaching disparting disseverance distinguishing disuniting dividing rending separating splitting up

Antonyms

STRONG

attachment combination connection union

WEAK

accord agreement juncture system unification unison unity whole

NOUN

severance

Synonyms

STRONG

analysis apportionment autopsy bisection breaking carving demarcation detachment diagnosis disjunction disjuncture dismemberment dissolution distribution disunion divorce divorcement parceling parting partition reduction rupture segmentation selection separation split subdivision vivisection

WEAK

breaking up contrasting cutting up departmentalizing detaching disparting disseverance disseverment distinguishing disuniting dividing rending separating splitting up

Antonyms

STRONG

attachment closing closure combination connection juncture marriage union

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breaking down

Is the ‘picks and shovels’ trade breaking down?

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

“The punk rock ethos of Dadaism really resonates with me — breaking down the barriers of something in order to find the real essence of it. That’s what we’re trying to do in class.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

After two weeks without food, the body begins breaking down muscle as well as fat.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Telomeres are protective caps located at the ends of chromosomes that help keep DNA from breaking down.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026

“Sticky atoms are caused by love, or sometimes by hate or fear. The knackery has a hard time breaking down love and hate into anything else.”

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

breaking down

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