" ruptured "

1: to cause to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way;

  * e.g., " ... She was out for the rest of the season after she ruptured a tendon. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  broke,

•  fractured,

•  pulled,

•  rent,

•  rifted,

•  ripped,

•  rived,

•  tore,

•  cut,

•  gashed,

•  incised,

•  lacerated,

•  notched,

•  slashed,

•  slit,

•  penetrated,

•  perforated,

•  punctured,

•  broke down,

•  decomposed,

•  disassembled,

•  disintegrated,

•  dissolved,

•  bifurcated,

•  bisected,

•  cleaved,

•  dichotomized,

•  dissected,

•  fractionalized,

•  fractionated,

•  halved,

•  partitioned,

•  quartered,

•  segmented,

•  subdivided,

•  trisected,

•  fragmentated,

•  fragmented,

•  fragmentized,

•  detached,

•  disengaged,

•  disentangled,

•  unraveled,

•  untied,

•  broke up,

•  decoupled,

•  disassociated,

•  disconnected,

•  disjoined,

•  disjointed,

•  dissevered,

•  dissociated,

•  disunited,

•  divided,

•  divorced,

•  parted,

•  ramified,

•  resolved,

•  separated,

•  severed,

•  split,

•  sundered,

•  uncoupled,

•  unlinked,

•  unyoked

•  Antonyms : 

•  closed,

•  darned,

•  filled,

•  healed,

•  knit,

•  mended,

•  patched,

•  plugged,

•  repaired,

•  sealed,

•  sewed,

•  stitched,

•  sutured,

•  accumulated,

•  agglutinated,

•  attached,

•  bound,

•  cemented,

•  fastened,

•  fused,

•  stuck,

•  welded,

•  combined,

•  connected,

•  consolidated,

•  coupled,

•  joined,

•  linked,

•  merged,

•  unified,

•  united

2: to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way;

  * e.g., " ... The pipeline ruptured, leaking thousands of gallons of oil. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blew,

•  broke,

•  cleaved,

•  split,

•  rent,

•  ripped,

•  rived,

•  shredded,

•  tattered,

•  tore,

•  blew up,

•  burst,

•  crumped,

•  detonated,

•  exploded,

•  popped,

•  went off,

•  fragmented,

•  shattered,

•  smashed,

•  splintered,

•  broke up,

•  dissevered,

•  parted,

•  sectioned,

•  separated,

•  severed,

•  unlinked,

•  ballooned,

•  burgeoned,

•  mushroomed,

•  cracked,

•  snapped

•  Antonyms : 

•  imploded,

•  collapsed,

•  associated,

•  coalesced,

•  combined,

•  conjoined,

•  conjugated,

•  connected,

•  coupled,

•  fused,

•  interfused,

•  joined,

•  knit,

•  linked (up),

•  married,

•  unified,

•  united,

•  mated,

•  yoked,

•  assembled,

•  blended,

•  mingled,

•  mixed,

•  chained,

•  compounded,

•  hitched,

•  hooked,

•  spliced,

•  recombined,

•  reconnected,

•  rejoined,

•  reunified,

•  reunited

1: to cause to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way;

  * e.g., " ... She was out for the rest of the season after she ruptured a tendon. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break,

•  fracture,

•  pull,

•  rend,

•  rift,

•  rip,

•  rive,

•  tear,

•  cut,

•  gash,

•  incise,

•  lacerate,

•  notch,

•  slash,

•  slit,

•  penetrate,

•  perforate,

•  puncture,

•  break down,

•  decompose,

•  disassemble,

•  disintegrate,

•  dissolve,

•  bifurcate,

•  bisect,

•  cleave,

•  dichotomize,

•  dissect,

•  fractionalize,

•  fractionate,

•  halve,

•  partition,

•  quarter,

•  segment,

•  subdivide,

•  trisect,

•  fragment,

•  fragmentate,

•  fragmentize,

•  detach,

•  disengage,

•  disentangle,

•  unravel,

•  untie,

•  break up,

•  decouple,

•  disassociate,

•  disconnect,

•  disjoin,

•  disjoint,

•  dissever,

•  dissociate,

•  disunite,

•  divide,

•  divorce,

•  part,

•  ramify,

•  resolve,

•  separate,

•  sever,

•  split,

•  sunder,

•  uncouple,

•  unlink,

•  unyoke

•  Antonyms : 

•  fill,

•  close,

•  darn,

•  heal,

•  knit,

•  mend,

•  repair,

•  patch,

•  plug,

•  seal,

•  sew,

•  stitch,

•  suture,

•  accumulate,

•  agglutinate,

•  attach,

•  bind,

•  cement,

•  fasten,

•  fuse,

•  stick,

•  weld,

•  combine,

•  connect,

•  consolidate,

•  couple,

•  join,

•  link,

•  merge,

•  unify,

•  unite

2: to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way;

  * e.g., " ... The pipeline ruptured, leaking thousands of gallons of oil. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blow,

•  break,

•  cleave,

•  split,

•  rend,

•  rip,

•  rive,

•  shred,

•  tatter,

•  tear,

•  blow up,

•  burst,

•  crump,

•  detonate,

•  explode,

•  go off,

•  pop,

•  fragment,

•  shatter,

•  smash,

•  splinter,

•  break up,

•  dissever,

•  part,

•  section,

•  separate,

•  sever,

•  unlink,

•  balloon,

•  burgeon,

•  mushroom,

•  crack,

•  snap

•  Antonyms : 

•  implode,

•  collapse,

•  associate,

•  coalesce,

•  combine,

•  conjoin,

•  conjugate,

•  connect,

•  couple,

•  fuse,

•  interfuse,

•  join,

•  knit,

•  link (up),

•  marry,

•  unify,

•  unite,

•  mate,

•  yoke,

•  assemble,

•  blend,

•  mingle,

•  mix,

•  chain,

•  compound,

•  hitch,

•  hook,

•  splice,

•  recombine,

•  reconnect,

•  rejoin,

•  reunify,

•  reunite