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part company

VERB
break away
Synonyms
WEAK
escape flee fly leave quit run away split
VERB
part
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pull out separate
STRONG
break depart go quit split withdraw
WEAK
break off break up clear out cut and run dedomicile ease out go separate ways hit the road leave flat push off quit the scene say goodbye ship out shove off split up take a hike take leave take off walk out on
Antonyms
STRONG
allow come continue join remain stay wait
WEAK
arrive connect
VERB
split
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break disband divide isolate open rip rive separate sever splinter tear
STRONG
bifurcate branch burst cleave crack dichotomize disjoin dissever disunite diverge divorce fork gape hack part rend slash slit snap sunder whack
WEAK
come apart come undone give way go separate ways put asunder
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agree attach close combine fix hide join mend sew unite wait
WEAK
pull together
VERB
split up
Synonyms
WEAK
break off break up come apart detach disband disconnect divide divorce go separate ways group part rope off seclude sever sort stand between undo

Example Sentences

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Tomlin spent the better part of the month engulfed in speculation as to whether or not he and Pittsburgh were ready to part company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Where I would probably part company a little bit with Joe is that it's of course the defendant's lawyers' desire to taint the jury pool.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2023

Charges may well follow against the co-conspirators, some of whom could choose to part company with Trump and cooperate with the government.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Foley said it was a “difficult decision” to part company with O’Neil but that “it has been made with great consideration to best position ourselves ahead of the coming season.”

From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2023

I was disappointed to part company with Ed, but I was pleased to be able to fly with John, whom I liked.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.