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Detailed Synonyms for break up in English

break up:

to break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)

  1. to break up
    to go; to leave; to depart; to go away; to break up
    • go verb (goes, went, going)
    • leave verb (leaves, left, leaving)
    • depart verb (departs, departed, departing)
    • go away verb (goes away, went away, going away)
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
  2. to break up
    to demolish; to break down; to tear down; to break up; to destroy; to wreck; tear loose; to pull down; to take down; to get down; to drag down
    • demolish verb (demolishes, demolished, demolishing)
    • break down verb (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
    • tear down verb (tears down, tore down, tearing down)
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
    • destroy verb (destroies, destroyed, destroying)
    • wreck verb (wrecks, wrecked, wrecking)
    • tear loose verb
    • pull down verb (pulls down, pulled down, pulling down)
    • take down verb (takes down, took down, taking down)
    • get down verb (gets down, got down, getting down)
    • drag down verb (drags down, dragged down, dragging down)
  3. to break up
    to separate; to break up; to go separate ways; to part
    • separate verb (separates, separated, separating)
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
    • go separate ways verb (goes separate ways, went separate ways, going separate ways)
    • part verb (parts, parted, parting)
    to split up
    – discontinue an association or relation; go different ways 1
    • split up verb (splits up, split up, splitting up)
      • My friend and I split up1
  4. to break up
    to break up
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
  5. to break up
    to disintegrate; to collapse; to fall apart; to break up; to fall to pieces; to crumble; to fall to bits
    • disintegrate verb (disintegrates, disintegrated, disintegrating)
    • collapse verb (collapses, collapsed, collapsing)
    • fall apart verb (falls apart, fell apart, falling apart)
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
    • fall to pieces verb (falls to pieces, fell to pieces, falling to pieces)
    • crumble verb (crumbles, crumbled, crumbling)
    • fall to bits verb (falls to bits, fell to bits, falling to bits)
  6. to break up
    to dissolve; to abolish; to disband; to shut down; to break up
    • dissolve verb (dissolves, dissolved, dissolving)
    • abolish verb (abolishes, abolished, abolishing)
    • disband verb (disbands, disbanded, disbanding)
    • shut down verb (shuts down, shut down, shutting down)
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
  7. to break up
    tear loose; to break up
  8. to break up
    to plough; to plough up; to dig; to convert; to reform; to break up
    • plough verb (ploughs, ploughed, ploughing)
    • plough up verb (ploughs up, ploughed up, ploughing up)
    • dig verb (digs, dug, digging)
    • convert verb (converts, converted, converting)
    • reform verb (reforms, reformed, reforming)
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
  9. to break up
    to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to break up
    • disperse verb (disperses, dispersed, dispersing)
    • scatter verb (scatters, scattered, scattering)
    • dissipate verb (dissipates, dissipated, dissipating)
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
  10. to break up
    to demolish; to break up; to tear down
    • demolish verb (demolishes, demolished, demolishing)
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
    • tear down verb (tears down, tore down, tearing down)
  11. to break up
    to divide; to break up; disrupt; disunite
  12. to break up
    – laugh unrestrainedly 1
    to break up; crack up
    – laugh unrestrainedly 1
  13. to break up
    – separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts 1
    to break down; to decompose; to break up
    – separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts 1
    • break down verb (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
    • decompose verb (decomposes, decomposed, decomposing)
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
  14. to break up
    – cause to separate 1
    to disperse; to scatter; to break up
    – cause to separate 1
    • disperse verb (disperses, dispersed, dispersing)
      • disperse particles1
    • scatter verb (scatters, scattered, scattering)
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
      • break up kidney stones1
  15. to break up
    – break or cause to break into pieces 1
    fragment; to break up; fragmentise; fragmentize
    – break or cause to break into pieces 1
  16. to break up
    – come to an end 1
    to dissolve; to break up
    – come to an end 1
    • dissolve verb (dissolves, dissolved, dissolving)
      • Their marriage dissolved1
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
  17. to break up
    – bring the association of to an end or cause to break up 1
    to dissolve; to break up
    – bring the association of to an end or cause to break up 1
    • dissolve verb (dissolves, dissolved, dissolving)
      • The decree officially dissolved the marriage1
      • the judge dissolved the tobacco company1
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
  18. to break up
    – close at the end of a session 1
    recess; to adjourn; to break up
    – close at the end of a session 1
    • recess verb
    • adjourn verb (adjourns, adjourned, adjourning)
      • The court adjourned1
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
  19. to break up
    – cause to go into a solution 1
    to resolve; to dissolve; to break up
    – cause to go into a solution 1
    • resolve verb (resolves, resolved, resolving)
    • dissolve verb (dissolves, dissolved, dissolving)
      • The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water1
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
  20. to break up
    – make a break in 1
    to interrupt; to cut off; to break up; disrupt
    – make a break in 1
    • interrupt verb (interrupts, interrupted, interrupting)
      • We interrupt the program for the following messages1
    • cut off verb (cuts off, cut off, cutting off)
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
    • disrupt verb
  21. to break up
    – release ice 1
    to break up; to calve
    – release ice 1
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
    • calve verb (calves, calved, calving)
      • The icebergs and glaciers calve1
  22. to break up
    – attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example 1
    to pick; to break up
    – attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example 1
    • pick verb (picks, picked, picking)
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
  23. to break up
    – set or keep apart 1
    to sever; to break up
    – set or keep apart 1
    • sever verb (severs, severed, severing)
      • sever a relationship1
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
  24. to break up
    – break violently or noisily; smash 1
    to crash; to break up; break apart
    – break violently or noisily; smash 1
  25. to break up
    – destroy the completeness of a set of related items 1
    to break; to break up
    – destroy the completeness of a set of related items 1
    • break verb (breaks, broke, breaking)
      • The book dealer would not break the set1
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
  26. to break up
    – take apart into its constituent pieces 1
    to dismantle; to break up; to take apart; break apart; disassemble
    – take apart into its constituent pieces 1
  27. to break up
    – suffer a nervous breakdown 1
    to collapse; to crack; to break up; crack up; crock up
    – suffer a nervous breakdown 1
  28. to break up
    – come apart 1
    to break up
    – come apart 1
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
  29. to break up
    – to cause to separate and go in different directions 1
    to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to break up; to dispel
    – to cause to separate and go in different directions 1
    • disperse verb (disperses, dispersed, dispersing)
    • scatter verb (scatters, scattered, scattering)
      • She waved her hand and scattered the crowds1
    • dissipate verb (dissipates, dissipated, dissipating)
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
    • dispel verb (dispels, dispelled, dispelling)
  30. to break up
    – discontinue an association or relation; go different ways 1
    to separate; to part; to break; to split; to break up; to split up
    – discontinue an association or relation; go different ways 1
    • separate verb (separates, separated, separating)
      • The couple separated after 25 years of marriage1
    • part verb (parts, parted, parting)
      • The business partners broke over a tax question1
    • break verb (breaks, broke, breaking)
      • The business partners broke over a tax question1
    • split verb (splits, split, splitting)
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
    • split up verb (splits up, split up, splitting up)
      • My friend and I split up1

Conjugations for break up:

present
  1. break up
  2. break up
  3. breaks up
  4. break up
  5. break up
  6. break up
simple past
  1. broke up
  2. broke up
  3. broke up
  4. broke up
  5. broke up
  6. broke up
present perfect
  1. have broken up
  2. have broken up
  3. has broken up
  4. have broken up
  5. have broken up
  6. have broken up
past continuous
  1. was breaking up
  2. were breaking up
  3. was breaking up
  4. were breaking up
  5. were breaking up
  6. were breaking up
future
  1. shall break up
  2. will break up
  3. will break up
  4. shall break up
  5. will break up
  6. will break up
continuous present
  1. am breaking up
  2. are breaking up
  3. is breaking up
  4. are breaking up
  5. are breaking up
  6. are breaking up
subjunctive
  1. be broken up
  2. be broken up
  3. be broken up
  4. be broken up
  5. be broken up
  6. be broken up
diverse
  1. break up!
  2. let's break up!
  3. broken up
  4. breaking up
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "break up":


Antonyms for "break up":


Related Definitions for "break up":

  1. laugh unrestrainedly1
  2. separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts1
  3. cause to separate1
    • break up kidney stones1
  4. break or cause to break into pieces1
  5. come to an end1
  6. bring the association of to an end or cause to break up1
  7. close at the end of a session1
  8. cause to go into a solution1
  9. make a break in1
  10. release ice1
  11. attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example1
  12. set or keep apart1
  13. break violently or noisily; smash1
  14. destroy the completeness of a set of related items1
  15. take apart into its constituent pieces1
  16. suffer a nervous breakdown1
  17. come apart1
  18. to cause to separate and go in different directions1
  19. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways1

Related Synonyms for break up