pull apart
Separate by force
To pull apart is to separate something into pieces by pulling: The bread was so fresh it pulled apart easily.
It extends to examining something closely, often critically: The committee pulled apart every detail of the proposal.
When relationships or groups pull apart, they separate or become estranged: The family slowly pulled apart after the divorce.
Cut open to examine
- examineStudy with attention
- deconstructAnalyze by breaking down
- break downFail mechanically or emotionally
- unpackRemove contents from container
scrutinize · parse · evaluate · critique · assess · review · interpret · probe
Separate into parts
- splitSeparation into parts
- severCut apart completely
- detachTo separate from
- disconnectTo break a connection
disentangle · extricate · cleave · sunder · rend · bisect · isolate · unlink
Separate into parts
- disassembleSeparate into parts
- detachTo separate from
- unscrewRemove by turning
- stripNarrow elongated piece
unfasten · unhook · unbolt · demount · uncouple · disengage · breakdown · decommission
Judge unfavorably, vocally
tear to shreds · question · pick holes · demolish · discredit · attack · savage · shred
Crack or estrangement
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- divisionSplitting into parts
- discordLack of agreement
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
friction · tension · feud · estrangement · split · breakup · disintegration · falling out
dissect
Cut open to examine
- examineStudy with attention
- deconstructAnalyze by breaking down
- break downFail mechanically or emotionally
unpack · scrutinize · parse · evaluate · critique · assess · review · interpret · probe · inspect
divide
Separate into parts
disconnect · disentangle · extricate · cleave · sunder · rend · bisect · isolate · unlink · disjoin
dismantle
Separate into parts
- disassembleSeparate into parts
- detachTo separate from
- unscrewRemove by turning
strip · unfasten · unhook · unbolt · demount · uncouple · disengage · breakdown · decommission · disarticulate
criticize
Judge unfavorably, vocally
tear to shreds · challenge · question · pick holes · demolish · discredit · attack · savage · shred · eviscerate
rift
Crack or estrangement
strife · friction · tension · feud · estrangement · split · breakup · disintegration · falling out · divided
- Deconstructionteardown, deconstruction, dismantling, disassembly, unbuilding
- break it upstop, cease, disperse, scatter, split
- deterioratedecay, rot, deteriorate, decompose, corrode
- unfasteningunfasten, detach, disconnect, unbuckle, unbutton
pull apartput together
Combine into one
assemble · join · connect · piece together · fit together
pull apartbring together
Cause to meet
unify · merge · consolidate · integrate · hold together