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rift

/ɹɪft/noun1 syllable

Rift means: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions).

Synonyms for rift5

noun, as in a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

rupture, breach, break, severance, falling out

What does rift mean?3

noun

1

a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)“they hoped to avoid a break in relations”

2

a gap between cloud masses“the sun shone through a rift in the clouds”

3

a narrow fissure in rock

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rift?8

two syllables

adrift
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Rift in a sentence

  • My granddaughter's behaviour has caused a rift in our family.patgfisher
  • Sami's drinking caused a rift in his marriage.OsoHombre
  • A deep rift opened up between them.Sladey
  • The rift between Tom and Mary seems permanent.sundown

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Forms of rift

as a noun

plural
rifts