splitsville

[splits-vil] / ˈsplɪts vɪl /

NOUN

breakup

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breakdown disintegration dissolution divorce separation split termination

STRONG

breaking dispersal ending estrangement parting rift rupture

WEAK

crack-up splitting wind-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

beginning engagement marriage start

STRONG

introduction

WEAK

reconciliation

NOUN

divorce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annulment breakup dissolution separation split

STRONG

breach break detachment disparateness dissociation disunion division divorcement partition rupture severance

WEAK

decree nisi dedomiciling parting of the ways separate maintenance

Antonyms

STRONG

agreement association attachment combination connection juncture union unity

WEAK

marriage

Example Sentences

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“Vanity Fair & I have reached the relationship stage colloquially known as ‘splitsville,’ ” Wolcott tweeted.

From Los Angeles Times

The affair is not — at first — what drives Frances and Robert to splitsville.

From New York Times

Sarah Jessica Parker is headed for splitsville — the fictional kind, that is.

From Los Angeles Times

But just because the honeymoon stage is over doesn’t mean you and your gadget are headed for splitsville.

From US News

“Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce” is less a road map of splitsville than it is an M.R.I. of Hollywood.

From New York Times