factionalised
Split into camps
Factionalised (also factionalized) describes something that has been divided into competing groups or factions.
A factionalised political party struggles to present a unified front.
A factionalised workforce may have trouble collaborating.
The word often implies that division has weakened what was once cohesive: The movement became increasingly factionalised after the founder's death.
Breaking into smaller pieces
- splinteringBreaking into sharp fragments
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- fracturingProcess of breaking
- splittingDividing into parts
disintegration · breakup · separation · fissure · cleavage · bifurcation · dissolution · disbandment
fragmentation
Breaking into smaller pieces
- splinteringBreaking into sharp fragments
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- fracturingProcess of breaking
splitting · disintegration · breakup · separation · fissure · cleavage · bifurcation · dissolution · disbandment · secession
splinter
Thin sharp fragment
cadre · wing · breakaway · subgroup · loyalists · hardliners · moderates · dissidents · defectors · infighting
party
Gathering for celebration
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- allianceFormal union of parties
- blocAllied group sharing interests
platform · ideology · agenda · constituency · grassroots · splinter · doctrine · manifesto · polarized · tribalism
factionalisedunified
Combined into one
united · cohesive · undivided · consolidated · integrated
factionalisedharmonious
Pleasingly in accord
cooperative · consensual · collegial · collaborative · unanimous