asunder
Torn in two
Asunder means into separate parts or pieces, typically with force or violence: The ship was torn asunder by the storm.
The word is literary and somewhat archaic, appearing most often in formal or dramatic contexts.
The phrase rend asunder suggests violent separation; put asunder appears in traditional wedding vows warning against divorce.
Separated by emotional distance
- alienatedMade distant or hostile
- divorcedLegally ended marriage
- separatedPut or kept apart
- disunitedLacking cohesion or unity
rift · discord · schism · breach · rupture · breakup · fallout · split
Cut apart completely
disconnect · detach · disjoin · disengage · disunite · estrangement · dissociate · isolate
Angry, prolonged conflict
- discordLack of agreement
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- riftCrack or estrangement
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
rupture · division · faction · split · breach · disunion · polarization · fragmentation
Fragment violently, suddenly
fragment · disintegrate · explode · burst · wreck · obliterate · annihilate · devastate
estranged
Separated by emotional distance
disunited · rift · discord · schism · breach · rupture · breakup · fallout · split · dissolution
sever
Cut apart completely
split · disconnect · detach · disjoin · disengage · disunite · estrangement · dissociate · isolate · rift
strife
Angry, prolonged conflict
feud · rupture · division · faction · split · breach · disunion · polarization · fragmentation · fracture
shatter
Fragment violently, suddenly
rip · fragment · disintegrate · explode · burst · wreck · obliterate · annihilate · devastate · smash
splinter
Thin sharp fragment
pieces · bits · smithereens · remnants · shards · tatters · debris · rubble · scraps · chunks
- tear asunderForcibly rip apart
- put asunderForcibly separate or divide
- putting asunderViolently separating joined things