Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun split

11 senses of split

Sense 1
split -- (extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back))
       => acrobatic stunt, acrobatic feat -- (a stunt performed by an acrobat)

Sense 2
split -- (a bottle containing half the usual amount)
       => bottle, bottleful -- (the quantity contained in a bottle)

Sense 3
split -- (a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded")
       => share, portion, part, percentage -- (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash")

Sense 4
split -- (a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log")
       => crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure -- (a long narrow opening)

Sense 5
rip, rent, snag, split, tear -- (an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings")
       => opening, gap -- (an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall")

Sense 6
Split -- (an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea)
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")

Sense 7
split -- (a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts)
       => frozen dessert -- (any of various desserts prepared by freezing)

Sense 8
split -- ((tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl; "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame")
       => formation -- (a particular spatial arrangement)

Sense 9
split, stock split, split up -- (an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock")
       => increase, step-up -- (the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary")

Sense 10
rent, rip, split -- (the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip")
       => tear -- (the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear")

Sense 11
schism, split -- (division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy")
       => division -- (the act or process of dividing)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb split

5 senses of split

Sense 1
divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up -- (separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I")
       => change integrity -- (change in physical make-up)

Sense 2
cleave, split, rive -- (separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone")
       => tear -- (to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars")

Sense 3
separate, part, split up, split, break, break up -- (discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up")

Sense 4
separate, part, split -- (go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party")
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")

Sense 5
burst, split, break open -- (come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst")
       => break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart -- (become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart")

Antonyms of adj split

2 senses of split

Sense 1
disconnected, disunited, fragmented, split -- (having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group")

INDIRECT (VIA divided) -> united -- (characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front")

Sense 2
split -- ((especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace")

INDIRECT (VIA cut) -> uncut -- (not cut)

Similarity of adj split

2 senses of split

Sense 1
disconnected, disunited, fragmented, split -- (having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group")
       => divided (vs. united) -- (separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided")

Sense 2
split -- ((especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace")
       => cut (vs. uncut) -- (separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists")