broke 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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broke up

Cam Lampkin intercepted and broke up passes during training camp and appeared positioned for a shot at moving from the practice squad to the roster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The airport recorded 84.46 million passengers in 2025 and said 19 July was its busiest day of the year so far as many schools broke up for summer, with 267,000 passengers passing through.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

"The location of the parent asteroid was key -- it broke up on the brink of the gravitational 3:1 mean motion resonance with Jupiter."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026

As her marriage broke up, she threw herself into her passion for sport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

We started dating in late November, and then broke up a week later.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda