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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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Thayil wants to get things right — he explains that he was the person thinking about Soundgarden’s legacy after the band broke up in 1997.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The pop graveyard is full of bands who fell out, melted down and broke up.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“We broke up the fiance relationship,” Wang told the City Council after he was charged.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Before Allen and Harbour broke up, the couple had been living in the Brooklyn townhouse with the singer’s children, whom she shares with her former spouse, Sam Cooper.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

I turn and Aimee won’t take her eyes off me—same sad look she gave me when she broke up with me.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera