| Main Entry: | rupture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | break, split |
Synonyms: |
breach, burst, cleavage, cleft, crack, division, fissure, fracture, hernia, herniation, parting, rent, schism, tear |
Antonyms: |
closing, closure |
| Main Entry: | rupture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement, dissolution |
Synonyms: |
altercation, breach, break, break-up, bustup, clash, contention, detachment, disruption, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, estrangement, falling-out, feud, hostility, misunderstanding, parting, partition, quarrel, rift, schism, separation, split, split-up |
Antonyms: |
agreement, harmony, peace |
| Main Entry: | rupture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | break open |
Synonyms: |
breach, burst, cleave, crack, disrupt, divide, erupt, fracture, hold, open, part, puncture, rend, rive, separate, sever, shatter, split, sunder, tear |
Antonyms: |
close, join, mend |
| Main Entry: | rupture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree; dissolve union |
Synonyms: |
break off, break up, come between, disjoin, disrupt, dissect, dissever, disunite, divide, divorce, part, separate, split, split up, sunder |
Antonyms: |
agree, join, marry |
| Main Entry: | alienation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unfriendliness |
Synonyms: |
breach, breaking off, coolness, disaffection, diverting, division, divorce, estrangement, indifference, remoteness, rupture, separation, setting against, turning away, variance, withdrawal |
Antonyms: |
charm, endearment, friendliness |
| Main Entry: | aperture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hole |
Synonyms: |
breach, break, chasm, chink, cleft, crack, cut, eye, fissure, gap, gash, interstice, opening, orifice, outlet, passage, perforation, pinhole, puncture, rift, rupture, slash, slit, slot, space, vent |
| Main Entry: | blowout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | explosion; something exploded |
Synonyms: |
blast, break, burst, detonation, eruption, escape, flat tire, leak, puncture, rupture, tear |
| Main Entry: | blow up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explode |
Synonyms: |
blast, bomb, burst, detonate, dynamite, erupt, go off, mushroom, rupture, shatter |
Antonyms: |
deflate |
| Main Entry: | breach |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gap |
Synonyms: |
aperture, break, chasm, chip, cleft, crack, discontinuity, fissure, hole, opening, rent, rift, rupture, slit, split |
| Notes: | breach is an infraction, gap, or break; breech is the rear or lower portion of things |
Antonyms: |
bridge, connection |
| 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 |