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split

n.

A dividing
separating, separation, breaking up, severing; see division 1.
An opening
crack, fissure, rent; see hole 1.

split Synonyms

split

v.

burst, rend, cleave, divide; see break 1, cut 1, divide 1. See syn. study at break.

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Another word for split

verb

To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument:
carve, cleave¹, cut, dissever, sever, slice, slit. See assemble
To undergo partial breaking:
crack, fissure, fracture, rupture. See help
To separate or pull apart by force:
rend, rip, rive, run, tear¹. See assemble, help
To become or cause to become apart one from another.
Also used with up: break, detach, disjoin, disjoint, disunite, divide, divorce, part, separate. Idioms: part company, set at odds. See assemble
(Informal)
To break away or withdraw from membership in an association or a federation:
secede, splinter (off). See participate, politics
(Informal)
To terminate a relationship or an association by or as if by leaving one another.
Also used with up: break off, break up, part, separate. Idioms: call it quits, come to a parting of the ways, part company. See assemble, continue
(Slang)
To move or proceed away from a place:
depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave¹, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. (Informal) cut out, push off, shove off. (Slang) blow¹, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See approach