separation

Main Entry:
separation [sep-uh-rey-shuhn]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: being apart; break-up
Synonyms: break, dedomiciling, departure, detachment, dialysis, disconnection, disengagement, disjunction, disrelation, dissociation, dissolution, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, embarkation, estrangement, farewell, gap, leave-taking, parting, parting of the ways, partition, pffft, rift, rupture, segregation, severance, split, split-up
Antonyms: togetherness
Main Entry: analysis
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: examination and determination
Synonyms: assay, breakdown, dissection, dissolution, division, inquiry, investigation, partition, reasoning, resolution, scrutiny, search, separation, study, subdivision, test
Notes: analysis is breaking down or taking apart; synthesis is bringing together
Main Entry: apartheid
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: racial segregation
Synonyms: discrimination, racism, separation
Main Entry: breach
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: change from friendly to unfriendly relationship
Synonyms: alienation, break, difference, disaffection, disagreement, discord, disharmony, dissension, disunity, division, estrangement, falling-out, fissure, fracture, parting of the ways, quarrel, rent, rift, rupture, schism, secession, separation, severance, split, strife, variance, withdrawal
Notes: breach is an infraction, gap, or break; breech is the rear or lower portion of things
Main Entry: break
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: change from friendly to unfriendly relationship
Synonyms: alienation, altercation, breach, clash, difference of opinion, disaffection, dispute, divergence, estrangement, fight, misunderstanding, rift, rupture, schism, separation, split, trouble
Notes: to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack
Main Entry: breakup
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: end of relationship
Synonyms: breakdown, breaking, crackup, disintegration, dispersal, dissolution, divorce, ending, parting, rift, separation, split, splitsville, splitting, termination, wind-up
Antonyms: reconciliation
Main Entry: cleavage
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: gap
Synonyms: break, chasm, cleft, discontinuity, divide, division, fracture, hole, rift, schism, separation, severance, split, valley
Main Entry: comparison
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: contrasting; corresponding
Synonyms: allegory, analogizing, analogy, analyzing, association, balancing, bringing together, collating, collation, comparability, connection, contrast, correlation, discrimination, distinguishing, dividing, estimation, example, exemplification, identification, illustration, juxtaposition, likeness, likening, measuring, metaphor, observation, opposition, paralleling, ratio, relating, relation, resemblance, segregation, separation, similarity, testing, weighing
Main Entry: defection
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: abandonment
Synonyms: alienation, apostasy, backsliding, deficiency, dereliction, desertion, disaffection, disloyalty, disownment, divorce, estrangement, failing, failure, faithlessness, forsaking, lack, parting, rebellion, recreancy, rejection, repudiation, retreat, revolt, separation, severance, sundering, tergiversation, withdrawal
Antonyms: joining
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