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come undone

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 give way go separate ways part company put asunder

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree attach close combine fix hide join mend sew unite wait

WEAK

pull together

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A kitchen cabinet had come undone, and I needed a bracket and some glue to piece it back together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

In the past, City's title challenge has come undone due to inconsistency or injures to key players such as Khadija Shaw, Alex Greenwood and Lauren Hemp.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

The movie, directed by Trey Edward Shults, is a fictionalized odyssey through a version of The Weeknd suffering from a bout of insomnia during a world tour, causing his sanity to come undone.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

People whispered that Nasser al-Astal had come undone, dazed by grief.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2023

“I know. That’s one of the things I love about you,” Phil continues, apparently oblivious to how a single word makes me come undone.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

come undone

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