" broken up "

1: as in unyoked, dissevered;

•  Synonyms : 

•  disjoined,

•  dissevered,

•  dissociated,

•  disunited,

•  divided,

•  divorced,

•  parted,

•  ramified,

•  resolved,

•  severed,

•  split,

•  sundered,

•  uncoupled,

•  unyoked,

•  discontinuous,

•  noncontinuous,

•  away,

•  distant,

•  far,

•  faraway,

•  far-off,

•  farthest,

•  remote,

•  apart,

•  detached,

•  disconnected,

•  discrete,

•  free-standing,

•  isolate,

•  isolated,

•  removed,

•  separate,

•  single,

•  unattached,

•  unconnected,

•  unlinked,

•  nonadjacent,

•  noncontiguous

•  Antonyms : 

•  abutting,

•  adjacent,

•  adjoining,

•  bordering,

•  conterminous,

•  contiguous,

•  flanking,

•  flush,

•  fringing,

•  joining,

•  juxtaposed,

•  neighboring,

•  skirting,

•  touching,

•  verging,

•  approximate,

•  close,

•  closest,

•  immediate,

•  near,

•  nearby,

•  nearest,

•  next-door,

•  nigh,

•  attached,

•  communicating,

•  connected,

•  connecting,

•  interconnecting,

•  joined,

•  linked,

•  united

1: to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization;

  * e.g., " ... the band broke up when their arguments over money grew too stressful "

•  Synonyms : 

•  disbanded,

•  dispersed,

•  dissolved

•  Antonyms : 

•  banded,

•  joined,

•  united

2: to come to an end;

  * e.g., " ... the meeting broke up when all the business for the day had been completed "

•  Synonyms : 

•  broken off,

•  ceased,

•  closed,

•  concluded,

•  dead-ended,

•  determined,

•  died,

•  discontinued,

•  elapsed,

•  ended,

•  expired,

•  finished,

•  gone,

•  halted,

•  lapsed,

•  left off,

•  let up,

•  passed,

•  quit,

•  stopped,

•  terminated,

•  winked (out),

•  wound up

•  Antonyms : 

•  continued,

•  hung on,

•  persisted

3: to set or force apart;

  * e.g., " ... he broke up the rocks in the old stone wall with a crowbar, sending them tumbling to the ground "

•  Synonyms : 

•  decoupled,

•  disassociated,

•  disconnected,

•  disjoined,

•  disjointed,

•  dissevered,

•  dissociated,

•  disunited,

•  divided,

•  divorced,

•  parted,

•  ramified,

•  resolved,

•  separated,

•  severed,

•  split,

•  sundered,

•  uncoupled,

•  unlinked,

•  unyoked

•  Antonyms : 

•  joined,

•  linked,

•  unified,

•  united

1: to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization;

  * e.g., " ... the band broke up when their arguments over money grew too stressful "

•  Synonyms : 

•  disband,

•  disperse,

•  dissolve

•  Antonyms : 

•  band,

•  join,

•  unite

2: to come to an end;

  * e.g., " ... the meeting broke up when all the business for the day had been completed "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break off,

•  cease,

•  close,

•  conclude,

•  dead-end,

•  determine,

•  die,

•  discontinue,

•  elapse,

•  end,

•  expire,

•  finish,

•  go,

•  halt,

•  lapse,

•  leave off,

•  let up,

•  pass,

•  quit,

•  stop,

•  terminate,

•  wind up,

•  wink (out)

•  Antonyms : 

•  continue,

•  hang on,

•  persist

3: to set or force apart;

  * e.g., " ... he broke up the rocks in the old stone wall with a crowbar, sending them tumbling to the ground "

•  Synonyms : 

•  decouple,

•  disassociate,

•  disconnect,

•  disjoin,

•  disjoint,

•  dissever,

•  dissociate,

•  disunite,

•  divide,

•  divorce,

•  part,

•  ramify,

•  resolve,

•  separate,

•  sever,

•  split,

•  sunder,

•  uncouple,

•  unlink,

•  unyoke

•  Antonyms : 

•  join,

•  link,

•  unify,

•  unite