split-up
Couple's final chapter
A split-up is a separation or division, especially the ending of a relationship or partnership: The band's split-up shocked their fans.
It can describe any formal dissolution—of a company, marriage, or group.
The hyphenated noun form distinguishes it from the verb phrase split up: They decided to split up after ten years.
Romantic relationship's termination
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- exesPast romantic partners
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
custody · alimony · separation · rebound · splitsville · dissolution · annulment · co-parenting
Breaking up completely
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- disbandFormally end a group
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- disperseCause to spread apart
farewell · departure · finale · ending · wind-down · closure · adjournment · discontinuation
Crack or estrangement
- discordLack of agreement
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
disagreement · falling-out · divergence · dissent · dispute · disunion · sectarianism · fracture
breakup
Romantic relationship's termination
estrangement · custody · alimony · separation · rebound · splitsville · dissolution · annulment · co-parenting · settlement
dissolution
Breaking up completely
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- disbandFormally end a group
- scatterDistribute in random directions
disperse · farewell · departure · finale · ending · wind-down · closure · adjournment · discontinuation · termination
rift
Crack or estrangement
- discordLack of agreement
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
polarization · disagreement · falling-out · divergence · dissent · dispute · disunion · sectarianism · fracture · alienation
partition
Barrier separating spaces
section · portion · carve · slice · halve · quarter · bisect · dissect · apportion · allocate
- split offbreak up, spinoff, spin-off, detach, sever
- divestituresdivestiture, divestment, sell-off, disposal, spin-off
split-upreconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations
reunion · getting together · getting back together · marriage · commitment
split-upunification
Merging into one entity
unity · merger · combination · consolidation · coming together
split, splinter, splitting, splits, splinters, splintered, splintering, splitter, unsplit