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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for split

Noun

1. split, acrobatic stunt, acrobatic feat
usage: extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back)
2. split, bottle, bottleful
usage: a bottle containing half the usual amount
3. split, share, portion, part, percentage
usage: a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
4. split, crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
usage: a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
5. rip, rent, snag, split, tear, opening, gap
usage: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
6. Split, city, metropolis, urban center
usage: an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
7. split, frozen dessert
usage: a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
8. split, formation
usage: (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl; "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame"
9. split, stock split, split up, increase, step-up
usage: an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"
10. rent, rip, split, tear
usage: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
11. schism, split, division
usage: division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"

Verb

1. divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up, change integrity
usage: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
2. cleave, split, rive, tear
usage: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
3. separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
usage: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
4. separate, part, split, move
usage: go one's own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
5. burst, split, break open, break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart
usage: break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst"

Adjective

1. split, divided (vs. united)
usage: being divided or separated; "split between love and hate"
2. disconnected, disunited, fragmented, split, divided (vs. united)
usage: having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"
3. split, broken (vs. unbroken)
usage: broken or burst apart longitudinally; "after the thunderstorm we found a tree with a split trunk"; "they tore big juicy chunks from the heart of the split watermelon"
4. cut, split, injured (vs. uninjured)
usage: having a long rip or tear; "a split lip"
5. split, cut (vs. uncut)
usage: (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"
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