RIFT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for RIFT?

Need another word that means the same as “rift”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “rift” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Rift” are: breach, break, rupture, severance, crack, fault, flaw, split, fissure, fracture, cleft, crevice, gap, cranny, slit, chink, interstice, cavity, opening, space, hole, aperture, division

Rift as a Noun

Definitions of "Rift" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rift” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A crack, split, or break in something.
• A serious break in friendly relations.
• A major fault separating blocks of the earth's surface; a rift valley.
• A gap between cloud masses.
• A narrow fissure in rock.
• A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions.

Synonyms of "Rift" as a noun (23 Words)

aperture	An opening, hole, or gap. A refracting telescope with an aperture of 3 inches.
breach	An opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification. A breach in the mountain wall.
break	Breaking of hard tissue such as bone. He finally got his big break.
cavity	A decayed part of a tooth. The abdominal cavity.
cleft	A long narrow opening.
cranny	A long narrow depression in a surface. Bugs and spiders conceal themselves in crannies of the bark.
crevice	A narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall. Many creatures hide in crevices in the rock.
division	Biology a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. A growing sense of division between north and south.
fault	A misguided action or habit. He knew his own faults much better than she did.
fissure	(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes. The bacteria survive around vents or fissures in the deep ocean floor.
flaw	A mark, blemish, or other imperfection which mars a substance or object. A flaw caused the crystal to shatter.
fracture	A diphthong substituted by fracture. Obsidian shows a conchoidal fracture.
gap	A narrow opening. There are many gaps in our understanding of what happened.
hole	A cavity or receptacle on a golf course, typically one of eighteen or nine, into which the ball must be hit. The dog had dug a hole in the ground.
interstice	An intervening space, especially a very small one. Sunshine filtered through the interstices of the arching trees.
opening	The act of opening something. The opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for.
rupture	An instance of breaking or bursting suddenly and completely. The patient died after rupture of an aneurysm.
severance	A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions. The severance and disestablishment of the Irish Church.
slit	A long narrow opening. Make a slit in the stem under a bud.
space	Each of the four gaps between the five lines of a stave. It all happened in the space of 10 minutes.
split	A thing that is divided or split. He was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame.

Usage Examples of "Rift" as a noun

• The rift between the two branches of the legal profession.
• The sun shone through a rift in the clouds.
• The wind had torn open a rift in the clouds.

Associations of "Rift" (30 Words)

chasm	A deep opening in the earth’s surface. A chasm a mile long.
clamber	An awkward and laborious climb or movement. A clamber up the cliff path.
conflict	Be in conflict. Parents and children s interests sometimes conflict.
cracked	(of a person’s voice) having an unusual harshness or pitch, especially through strain. The captain was screaming orders in a cracked baritone.
deep	A deep part of the sea. The deeps of her imagination.
detachment	A group of troops, aircraft, or ships sent away on a separate mission. He felt a sense of detachment from what was going on.
dissolution	The termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations. The dissolution of the flesh.
diverge	(of a road, route, or line) separate from another route and go in a different direction. Their ways had diverged at university.
divergence	A difference in opinions, interests, etc. A fundamental divergence of attitude.
divergent	(of a series) increasing indefinitely as more of its terms are added. A divergent opinion.
divide	A difference or disagreement between two groups, typically producing tension. Consumer magazines can be divided into a number of categories.
division	A group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. The division of the land into small fields.
fissure	Break into fissures or fine cracks. The dry years had cracked and fissured the cliffs.
incised	Cut into with a sharp instrument. An incised design.
irreconcilable	Incapable of being resolved. Irreconcilable differences.
partition	The act of dividing or partitioning separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart. The country s partition into separate states.
purification	The act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing. Purification of the mind through reflection and contemplation.
ravine	A deep, narrow gorge with steep sides.
rupture	Breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or situation. Once trust and confidence has been ruptured it can be difficult to regain.
schism	The formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences. The widening schism between Church leaders and politicians.
segregation	The separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes. An official policy of racial segregation.
separation	The state of lacking unity. The damage that might arise from the separation of parents and children.
severance	The act of severing. Employees were offered severance terms.
split	A thing that is divided or split. My friend and I split up.
sunder	Split apart. A universe sundered ages ago in a divine war.
tigris	An Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River.
vale	A valley (used in place names or as a poetic term. The Vale of Glamorgan.
valley	A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it. The valley floor.