severing ties
Ending a relationship
Severing ties means ending a relationship or connection, usually permanently and often after conflict or betrayal.
The metaphor suggests cutting something that once bound people or groups together: She severed ties with her family after the inheritance dispute.
Organizations sever ties with partners, employees, or sponsors when association becomes untenable.
The phrase implies deliberate, decisive action rather than gradual drifting apart.
- breakingComing apart suddenly
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- cutting offSeparating by force
- endingFinal portion of something
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
farewell · divorce · toxic relationship · separation · estrangement · betrayal · abandonment · no contact · closure · finality · final goodbye · rupture · split · clean break · parting · disconnect · bridges · burning
- breakupsbreakup, breaking up, dumped, dumping, it's over
- no returncrossing the Rubicon, Rubicon, burning bridges, bridge burning, point of no return
- haramshirk, polytheism, idolatry, apostasy, gambling
- rejectionrejection, reject, denial, refuse, refusal
severing tiesreconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations
mending fences · reconciling · making amends · burying the hatchet · making up
severing tiesbuilding bridges
Fostering relationships between parties
connecting · bonding · uniting · affiliating · allying