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Synonyms for Break up

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Top synonyms for “break up”: adjourn, break, break apart, break down, calve, collapse, crack, crack up, and 25 more below.

Definitions

  1. (verb)laugh unrestrainedly
  2. (verb)separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
  3. (verb)cause to separate
    break up kidney stones
  4. (verb)break or cause to break into pieces
    The plate fragmented
  5. (verb)come to an end
    Their marriage dissolved
  6. (verb)bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
    The decree officially dissolved the marriage
  7. (verb)close at the end of a session
    The court adjourned
  8. (verb)cause to go into a solution
    The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water
  9. (verb)make a break in
    We interrupt the program for the following messages
  10. (verb)release ice
    The icebergs and glaciers calve
  11. (verb)attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
    Pick open the ice
  12. (verb)set or keep apart
    sever a relationship

Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).

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What is another word for "break up"?

Common synonyms for "break up" include adjourn, break, break apart, break down, calve, collapse. Our thesaurus lists 33 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.

What does "break up" mean?

laugh unrestrainedly

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