15
split(noun, verb, break, cut, open)
14
division(noun, break, crack, split, gap)
14
fracture(noun, break, crack, split, opening)
11
rift(noun, break, open, crack, split)
10
separation(noun, crack, hole, gap, disjunction)
9
break(noun, verb, open, crack, split)
9
fissure(noun, break, cut, open, mark)
8
cleft(noun, break, cut, open, mark)
8
rupture(noun, break, crack, split, opening)
7
schism(noun, break, crack, split, opening)
6
chasm(noun, break, crack, gap, rift)
6
fission(noun, disjunction)
6
splitting(noun, tearing, ripping)
5
crack(noun, break, cut, open, split)
5
cut(noun, split, opening, tear, scratch)
5
dichotomy(noun, bisection)
5
rent(noun, break, crack, split, opening)
5
severance(noun, break, crack, gap, disjunction)
4
alienation(noun, crack, hole, gap, rift)
4
breach(noun, break, cut, crack, split)
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