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