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breaking up

ADJECTIVE
crumbling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collapsing decaying
STRONG
breaking disintegrating
WEAK
in ruins
ADJECTIVE
decaying
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collapsing crumbling deteriorating
STRONG
decomposing disintegrating eroding oxidizing rusting spoiling
WEAK
breaking down falling to pieces in ruins wasting away wearing away
NOUN
dissolution
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disintegration divorce partition
STRONG
detachment disunion division divorcement parting resolution
WEAK
split-up
Antonyms
STRONG
connection
WEAK
combination construction solution unification
NOUN
division
Synonyms
STRONGEST
distribution
STRONG
analysis apportionment autopsy bisection breaking carving demarcation detachment diagnosis disjuncture dismemberment dissolution disunion divorce parceling parting partition reduction rupture segmentation selection severance subdivision vivisection
WEAK
breaking down contrasting cutting up departmentalizing detaching disparting disseverance distinguishing disuniting dividing rending separating splitting up
Antonyms
STRONG
attachment combination connection union
WEAK
accord agreement juncture system unification unison unity whole
NOUN
severance
Synonyms
STRONG
analysis apportionment autopsy bisection breaking carving demarcation detachment diagnosis disjunction disjuncture dismemberment dissolution distribution disunion divorce divorcement parceling parting partition reduction rupture segmentation selection separation split subdivision vivisection
WEAK
breaking down contrasting cutting up departmentalizing detaching disparting disseverance disseverment distinguishing disuniting dividing rending separating splitting up
Antonyms
STRONG
attachment closing closure combination connection juncture marriage union

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The BBC has learned that both Merseyside Police and Liverpool City Council are behind the tactic, which they said was "an effective tool" in breaking up groups of youths and "preventing anti-social behaviour".

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Riffing on the theme of “Starting Fresh,” there were not one, but three stories from Los Angeles daters that mentioned breaking up over email.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

At Berkshire’s headquarters, Abel reiterated their concerns: Kraft Heinz had plenty of problems, but breaking up the company wouldn’t solve them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The previously overlooked impact of fragmentation — the breaking up of global energy markets, trade and finance — is becoming an active driver of market dynamics.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

He hover-bounced in the harness a few times, laughing, before being deposited softly on the ground, close enough to Tally that she could hear nervous hiccups breaking up his giggles.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld