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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It was, in one way, the latest indication that AI’s corporate “it” couple is headed to splitsville.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

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

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2016

And now, antivirus maker Symantec is joining the splitsville club.

From Forbes • Oct. 9, 2014

By now Peggy Olson and her radical beau are splitsville.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2013

Holden then splits with Dunaway, delivering some of the sharpest splitsville dialogue ever written.

From The Guardian • Mar. 24, 2010