scission

The word “scission” has 2 syllables: scis-sion

It's pronounced as /ˈsɪʒ.ən/


What is synonym and antonym for scission?

In the thesaurus, “scission” has 36 synonyms and 14 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for scission along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for scission

  • administration
  • apportionment
  • atomization
  • bifurcation
  • breach
  • breakup
  • cleavage
  • decomposition
  • dichotomization
  • diffusion
  • disassembly
  • dismemberment
  • dispersal
  • dispersion
  • dissolution
  • distribution
  • disunion
  • division
  • divorce
  • fractionalization
  • fractionation
  • isolation
  • partition
  • polarization
  • rupture
  • scattering
  • schism
  • seclusion
  • segmentation
  • segregation
  • separation
  • sequestration
  • severance
  • split
  • subdivision
  • sundering

Antonyms for scission

  • aggregation
  • assemblage
  • association
  • attachment
  • combination
  • conjunction
  • connection
  • consolidation
  • fusion
  • link
  • linkage
  • linkup
  • unification
  • union

Meanings of scission

  • noun
    1. The act of division, separation, cutting or severing.
    2. Cleavage.

Example Sentences

  • The political party faced a serious scission over leadership disputes.
  • Scholars studied the scission of the molecule under high-energy conditions.
  • The scission between the two factions weakened the movement.
  • His theory explains the scission of social classes during industrialization.
  • A peaceful resolution was sought to avoid a complete scission of the alliance.

On this page you'll find 50 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to scission, such as: administration, aggregation, apportionment, assemblage, association, atomization, attachment.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • contumaciousness
  • defection
  • denial
  • deviance
  • deviation
  • disaffection
  • disagreement
  • disapprobation
  • disapproval
  • disbelief
  • discord
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  • disobedience
  • dissension
  • dissent
  • dissention
  • dissidence
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  • fallacy
  • falsehood
  • freethinking
  • godlessness
  • heresy
  • heterodoxy
  • impiety
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  • insubordination
  • irreligion
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  • negation
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  • nonacceptance
  • nonagreement
  • nonbelief
  • noncompliance
  • nonconformism
  • nonconformity
  • nonconsent
  • objection
  • opposition
  • originality
  • paganism
  • recalcitrance
  • recusance
  • recusancy
  • rejection
  • revisionism
  • schism
  • scission
  • sectarianism
  • secularism
  • separatism
  • sin
  • skepticism
  • strangeness
  • transgressiveness
  • unbelief
  • unconventionality
  • uniqueness
  • unorthodoxy
  • unruliness
  • veto
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partition

  • administration
  • allotment
  • apportion
  • apportionment
  • atomization
  • barrier
  • bifurcate
  • bifurcation
  • bisect
  • bit
  • border
  • boundary
  • breach
  • break
  • break down
  • break up
  • breakup
  • cleavage
  • cleave
  • component
  • constituent
  • cut
  • cut in
  • cut into
  • cut off
  • cut up
  • deal
  • decompose
  • decomposition
  • decouple
  • detach
  • detachment
  • dichotomization
  • dichotomize
  • diffusion
  • disassemble
  • disassembly
  • disassociate
  • disburse
  • disconnect
  • disconnection
  • disengage
  • disentangle
  • disintegrate
  • disjoin
  • disjoint
  • dismemberment
  • dispense
  • dispersal
  • disperse
  • dispersion
  • dissect
  • dissever
  • dissociate
  • dissolution
  • dissolve
  • distribute
  • distribution
  • disunion
  • disunite
  • divide
  • divider
  • dividing
  • division
  • divorce
  • divvy up
  • dole out
  • element
  • factor
  • fence
  • fence off
  • fractionalization
  • fractionalize
  • fractionate
  • fractionation
  • fracture
  • fragment
  • fragmentate
  • fragmentize
  • halve
  • hindrance
  • ingredient
  • insulate
  • isolate
  • isolation
  • length
  • limit
  • measure out
  • member
  • moiety
  • obstruction
  • parcel
  • parcel out
  • part
  • particle
  • parting
  • polarization
  • portion
  • pull
  • quarter
  • ramify
  • rationing
  • rend
  • resolve
  • rift
  • rip
  • rive
  • rupture
  • scattering
  • schism
  • scission
  • scrap
  • screen
  • seclude
  • seclusion
  • section
  • segment
  • segmentation
  • segregate
  • segregation
  • separate
  • separation
  • separator
  • sequester
  • sequestration
  • sever
  • severance
  • share
  • size into
  • slice
  • split
  • split up
  • splitting
  • subdivide
  • subdivision
  • sunder
  • sundering
  • tear
  • trisect
  • uncouple
  • unlink
  • unravel
  • untie
  • unyoke
  • wall
  • wall off

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