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breaking up

ADJECTIVE
crumbling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collapsing decaying
STRONG
breaking disintegrating
WEAK
in ruins
ADJECTIVE
decaying
Synonyms
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collapsing crumbling deteriorating
STRONG
decomposing disintegrating eroding oxidizing rusting spoiling
WEAK
breaking down falling to pieces in ruins wasting away wearing away
NOUN
dissolution
Synonyms
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disintegration divorce partition
STRONG
detachment disunion division divorcement parting resolution
WEAK
split-up
Antonyms
STRONG
connection
WEAK
combination construction solution unification
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 down 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 down 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

Example Sentences

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By breaking up with OPEC, Abu Dhabi is also strengthening its ties with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

We are not breaking up with you, but we are seeing other people.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

The previously overlooked impact of fragmentation — the breaking up of global energy markets, trade and finance — is becoming an active driver of market dynamics.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Noonan did not realize the comet was breaking up until he reviewed the images the following day.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

“Tell me what?” he says, and then, “Whoa, wait a minute, are you breaking up with me?”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline