See rupture in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
An opening, especially in a solid structure:
breach, break, gap, hole, perforation. See openAn interruption in friendly relations:
alienation, breach, break, disaffection, estrangement, fissure, rent2, rift, schism, split. See assemble, help
verb
To undergo partial breaking:
crack, fissure, fracture, split. See help
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