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rift

/rɪft/
noun
  1. A serious disagreement or break in a relationship.
    • The political rift between the two leaders grew deeper over time.
    • The family tried to heal the rift after years of silence.
    • A small argument turned into a lasting rift between the friends.
  2. A crack, split, or opening in something, such as rock or the ground.
    • Water seeped through a narrow rift in the canyon wall.
    • Hikers had to jump across a rift in the glacier.
    • The earthquake created a deep rift in the earth's surface.
Synonyms
splitcrackbreach
Antonyms
unity
verb
  1. To split or crack open.
    • Over millions of years, tectonic forces rifted the continent.
    • The ice began to rift as the temperature rose.
    • The ground rifted apart during the volcanic eruption.
Synonyms
dividesplit