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

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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

Asked about what this showed, he said: "The relationship is breaking down."

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

One reason is that digestion involves more than just breaking down food.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Three years ago, they launched their YouTube channel Aspen in the Moment, dedicated exclusively to breaking down the latest discourse in the crafting world.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

But the model is breaking down, especially for the young.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

For breaking down this way and putting him in this uncomfortable position.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

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