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

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

"The reasons why we broke up are private and belong to us and we've both dealt with it in a very mature way," he wrote.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

“One of the main reasons I broke up with my old band in January 2023 was that I wanted to start a heavier, hardcore band,” Ian says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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

The men all knew what that meant: they were stuck until the ice broke up in the spring.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong