split
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4.2
- noun
- /splɪt/
:
división
- The recent split in the community has led to heated debates and opposing viewpoints.
- an even split
- result in a split
- create a split
So actually a fairly even split between the three.
- So actually a fairly even split between the three.
- And it just so happens that it's half and half split across the world.
Examples
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The back and forth revealed a growing split on tactics, if not aims, among cultural cold warriors.
Academic text (2015) -
Neither of my folks offered me a reason for their split except "irreconcilable differences."
Fiction book (2001) -
And some would suggest that that split is one that we should still respect.
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And these two sides are left with this split in a kind of decision.
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It's not quite an even split, is that really?
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Out of that split came the Democratic Party and, a little later, the Republican Party.
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However, the eighth convention the next year witnessed a split in the Alliance.
Academic text (1999) -
In the eighteenth century, a bitter split developed between Rabbinic and Hasidic Judaism in Eastern Europe.
Academic text (1999) -
The split in the organization occurred after members disagreed on key policies.
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There is a significant split among party members on how to approach the upcoming election.
Synonyms
138
4.2
A strong disagreement that separates people in a group
110
6.0
A strong disagreement between groups that causes tension
89
3.4
An ending of a relationship or cooperation after disagreement
39
3.6
A separation into parts when something falls apart
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5.4
A serious break between people or groups that causes conflict
22
4.7
An act of leaving a group to be independent or a sudden move ahead in a race
20
4.3
Dividing something into separate parts, often with a border
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8.7
A serious split in a group when people have different beliefs or opinions
9
6.8
When a group or society breaks into smaller parts and loses shared values
8
3.2
The act of putting things into different groups
4
4.9
A split into parts along natural lines, for example in rocks or cells
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7.0
A group whose members strongly disagree about important issues
3
8.9
The division of a larger group or area into smaller hostile parts
2
8.8
Small groups inside a larger group compete and disagree, causing conflict
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8.1
A situation when people or groups are not united
An action that causes a serious split between people or groups
The act of dividing something into two clearly different groups
The act of dividing something into parts or groups
A situation where groups are split and do not work together
A division of something into two separate parts
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
9
8.0
A mental problem when one person acts like two or more different people with different memories and behaviour
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6.7
A boxing result where two judges choose one boxer and the third chooses the other
- Specialized
2
5.5
A change by a company that gives each owner more shares while keeping their total value the same
- Specialized
1
6.8
A company change that gives each owner more shares without changing total value
- Specialized
1
7.2
A phrase where a word like 'boldly' comes between to and a verb, as in 'to boldly go'
- Specialized
Reduce the number of a company's shares so each share is worth more without changing total investment value
- Specialized
A company action that combines its shares so each is worth more but the total value stays the same
- Specialized
A surgery that cuts the connection between the two halves of the brain
- Specialized
A number that shows how similar scores are on two parts of a test
- Jargon
A set of newspaper or magazine copies with some pages changed for different areas
How Divided
Surface Forms
Etymology
Split comes from an old word meaning 'to break apart' or 'to divide'. This is why a split in a team or party means a real division, with people taking different sides.