Synonyms of rupture

rupture 1 of 2

noun

1

as in fracture

an opening caused by the sudden tearing or breaking of something

The earthquake created a rupture that spanned several miles.

Doctors identified a rupture in his aorta.

Related Words

• fracture
• fissure
• rift
• tear
• crack
• gap
• slit
• split
• crater
• ravine
• incision
• laceration
• gash
• breach
• puncture
• hole
• opening
• canyon
• slash
• break
• crevice
• cleft
• rent
• vacuum
• trench
• cavity
• cut
• dent
• rip
• void
• cavern
• notch
• excavation
• snag
• chasm
• gouge
• furrow
• ditch
• pit
• groove
• abyss
• cave
• gulf
• hollow
• depression
• bursting
• wound
• burrow
• chink
• injury
• gorge
• gutter
• detonation
• trough
• cranny
• burst
• explosion
• eruption
• concavity
• vacuity
• check
• borehole
• dint
• indentation
• gully
• abrasion
• water hole
• perforation
• gulch
• rift valley
• scratch
• sinkhole
• well
• recess
• blast
• outburst
• dell
• score
• indenture
• pinhole
• pothole
• glen
• blowup
• chuckhole
• combe
• scrape
• stab
• prick
• posthole
• punch
• wallow
• kloof
• dingle
• pinprick

Dissimilar Words

• repair
• healing
• closing
• union
• filling
• sealing
• connection
• implosion
• consolidation
• junction
• merger
• combination
• unification
• coupling
• sewing
• connecting
• joining
• combining
• stitching
• merging
• rise
• knitting
• linking
• tumor
• swelling
• suturing
• hill
• mending
• patching
• swell
• plugging
• mound
• bump
• lump
• projection
• darning
• bulge
• uniting
• protrusion
• hump
• bunch
• convexity
• pimple
• protuberance
• camber
• jut

2

as in rift

the loss of good relations

The incident caused a diplomatic rupture between the two countries.

They've been working to mend the rupture in their relationship.

Related Words

• rift
• schism
• split
• feud
• dispute
• breakup
• bifurcation
• breach
• divorce
• cleavage
• sundering
• dissolution
• division
• fractionalization
• disunion
• alienation
• misunderstanding
• fractionation
• severance
• controversy
• disaffection
• estrangement
• partition
• separation
• hostility
• antagonism
• souring
• quarrel
• embitterment
• animosity
• disgruntlement
• altercation
• brawl
• jaundice
• antipathy
• rancor
• row
• envenoming
• falling-out
• bitterness
• imbroglio
• cross fire
• spat
• battle royal
• vendetta
• disagreement
• squabble
• contretemps
• spleen
• fight
• set-to
• tiff
• indignation
• argument
• wrath
• rhubarb
• disillusionment
• outrage
• wrangle
• disenchantment
• fury
• aggravation
• bicker
• donnybrook
• scrap
• ire
• rage
• argle-bargle
• infuriation
• furor
• kickup
• hassle
• incensing
• argy-bargy

Dissimilar Words

• conciliation
• reconciliation
• pacification
• agreement
• union
• harmony
• consensus
• appeasement
• ingratiation
• unification
• fusion
• endearment
• unanimity
• mollification
• integration
• accord
• merger
• reconcilement
• merging
• propitiation
• coalescing

rupture

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verb

1

as in to fracture

to cause to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way

She was out for the rest of the season after she ruptured a tendon.

Related Words

• fracture
• pull
• break
• rip
• tear
• rift
• rend
• puncture
• lacerate
• perforate
• gash
• slit
• rive
• penetrate
• sever
• slash
• cut
• incise
• disintegrate
• dissolve
• notch
• decompose
• fragment
• bifurcate
• break down
• segment
• disassemble
• cleave
• quarter
• partition
• dissect
• subdivide
• halve
• fractionate
• dichotomize
• split
• bisect
• detach
• fractionalize
• disconnect
• disengage
• unravel
• trisect
• divide
• resolve
• ramify
• disentangle
• divorce
• dissociate
• untie
• disunite
• disassociate
• fragmentize
• separate
• fragmentate
• part
• disjoin
• dissever
• break up
• sunder
• disjoint
• decouple
• uncouple
• unlink
• unyoke

Dissimilar Words

• repair
• fill
• patch
• heal
• close
• seal
• sew
• plug
• knit
• bind
• mend
• attach
• suture
• fuse
• accumulate
• weld
• stick
• stitch
• fasten
• join
• cement
• connect
• darn
• merge
• combine
• couple
• consolidate
• link
• unite
• agglutinate
• unify

2

as in to burst

to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way

The pipeline ruptured, leaking thousands of gallons of oil.

The fault could rupture during the next major earthquake.

High blood pressure caused the blood vessels to rupture.

Related Words

• burst
• explode
• blow
• break
• tear
• detonate
• split
• rip
• cleave
• shatter
• rend
• fragment
• smash
• shred
• rive
• pop
• crack
• splinter
• blow up
• go off
• sever
• crump
• section
• tatter
• separate
• part
• break up
• balloon
• dissever
• snap
• mushroom
• unlink
• burgeon

Dissimilar Words

• collapse
• implode
• connect
• combine
• fuse
• join
• couple
• coalesce
• unite
• marry
• link (up)
• unify
• knit
• associate
• conjugate
• mix
• mate
• blend
• yoke
• assemble
• conjoin
• mingle
• compound
• splice
• interfuse
• chain
• rejoin
• reconnect
• hitch
• hook
• reunite
• recombine
• reunify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rupture

Noun

Judaism sees sin as a rupture that can be healed, not an inherent condition. — Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

The rupture is not just with a man but with the idea of a heteronormative life. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Verb

Things took a sharp turn the night before the finals, when Grey was hospitalized after rupturing a disc in her back. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026

An evacuation order has been lifted in a Kansas City, Kansas, neighborhood after a contractor installing fiber optic cables ruptured an underground gas line. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026