Synonyms & related words for cleave

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of cleave — including split, rive, rend, dissever, chop, sever. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to cleave

Explore words related to cleave — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include cleavable, scission, scissile, cleaver, lacerate, cloven, bisulcate, sundering. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for cleave

Common synonyms for cleave include split, rive, rend, dissever, chop, sever, cohere, divide — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.