My granddaughter's behaviour has caused a rift in our family.
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Rift
//ɹɪft//
Synonyms for "rift" (221 found)
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Strong matches (66)
crannycratercrazecrevassecrevicecutcut opencwmdefacementdefectdefectiondeficiencydefiledeformationdeformitydehiscentdelldifferencedikedisaffection
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disagreementdisfavordisfigurationdisfigurementdispartdisruptiondistancedistortiondisuniondisunityditchdivaricatedivergencedividedividednessdivisiondongadrawdrawbackestrangementexcavationfactionfailingfailurefalling-outfaultfautefissurefissuredfissuryflawflumefly in the ointmentfly openfoiblefracturefrailtyfrecklefurrowgapgapegapinggappygashgorge
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groovegulchgulfgullyhemangiomahiatushickeyholeimperfectioninadequacyinciseincisioninfirmityinterruptionintervaljointjumpkeloidkinkkloof
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lay openleaklentigolittle problemmiliummisunderstandingmoatmoleneedle scarnevusnotchnullahopeopenopen ruptureopen upopeningpartpartingpasspassagepimplepitpockpockmarkport-wine markport-wine stainproblempustuleravinerecall of ambassadorsrentrimerimoserimuloseriprivescabscalescarschismscissurescratchseamsebaceous cystseparateseparationshortcomingslashsliceslitslotsnagsomething missingsplintersplitspreadspread outspringspring openstrawberry markstyswing opentainttapteartear openthrow opentracktrenchtwistvalleyvarianceverrucavesiclevoidvulnerable placewadiwalewarpwartweak linkweak pointweaknesswealweltwenwhitehead
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12 entriesTranslations
42 translations across 21 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- χάσμα noun (chasm or fissure)
Bulgarian
1 entries- цепнатина noun (chasm or fissure)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 罅 noun (chasm or fissure)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 裂縫 /裂缝 noun (chasm or fissure)
Czech
4 entries- prasklina noun (chasm or fissure)
- puklina noun (chasm or fissure)
- trhlina noun (chasm or fissure)
- trhlina noun (break in the clouds, fog, mist etc.)
Danish
1 entries- rift noun (chasm or fissure)
Dutch
1 entries- breuk noun (chasm or fissure)
Esperanto
2 entries- breĉo noun (chasm or fissure)
- fendo noun (chasm or fissure)
Finnish
4 entries- aukko noun (break in the clouds, fog, mist etc.)
- halkeama noun (chasm or fissure)
- kuilu noun (chasm or fissure)
- repeämä noun (chasm or fissure)
French
4 entries- fente noun (chasm or fissure)
- fissure noun (chasm or fissure)
- percée noun (break in the clouds, fog, mist etc.)
- éclaircie noun (break in the clouds, fog, mist etc.)
German
1 entries- Riss noun (chasm or fissure)
Hindi
4 entries- अनुपाट noun (chasm or fissure)
- दरार noun (chasm or fissure)
- फटन noun (chasm or fissure)
- विभ्रंश noun (chasm or fissure)
Macedonian
3 entries- пукна́тина noun (chasm or fissure)
- ра́сцеп noun (chasm or fissure)
- цепна́тина noun (chasm or fissure)
Māori
1 entries- tawhā noun (chasm or fissure)
Norwegian
1 entries- rift noun (chasm or fissure)
Old English
1 entries- clēafa noun (chasm or fissure)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- آرالق noun (chasm or fissure)
- چاك noun (chasm or fissure)
Portuguese
1 entries- rifte noun (chasm or fissure)
Russian
4 entries- просве́т noun (break in the clouds, fog, mist etc.)
- разры́в noun (chasm or fissure)
- рассе́лина noun (chasm or fissure)
- тре́щина noun (chasm or fissure)
Slovak
1 entries- trhlina noun (chasm or fissure)
Spanish
2 entries- cisma noun (chasm or fissure)
- fisura noun (chasm or fissure)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
A deep rift opened up between them.
Source: tatoeba (4585346)
Sami's drinking caused a rift in his marriage.
Source: tatoeba (6532783)
The current Kilauea lava flow, emanating from one of about two dozen volcanic fissures that opened in the ground, has been going on for 93 days straight, marking the longest nonstop eruption on record from Kilauea’s lower East Rift zone.
Source: tatoeba (7042913)
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