Antonyms for severance
ˈsɛv ər əns, ˈsɛv rənssev·er·ance

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1. severancenoun

   A separation.

   Synonyms:
   separation

2. severancenoun

   A severance payment.

   Synonyms:
   severance payment, severance pay

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. severance

   Antonyms:
   adherence, adhesion, affection, attachment, devotion, esteem, esteem, estimation, friendship, inclination, love, regard, tenderness, union

   Synonyms:
   alienation, animosity, antipathy, aversion, coolness, dislike, distance, divorce, enmity, estrangement, indifference, opposition, repugnance, separation

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1. rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling outnoun

   a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

   "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

   Synonyms:
   recess, good luck, rift, fault, prison-breaking, breakout, fracture, suspension, break of serve, happy chance, respite, geological fault, faulting, gaolbreak, shift, interruption, time out, pause, open frame, breach, disruption, jailbreak, gap, severing, falling out, prisonbreak, breaking, breakage, rupture, intermission, break

2. severance, severingnoun

   the act of severing

   Synonyms:
   rupture, falling out, severing, break, breach, rift

How to use severance in a sentence?

1. Ronan Farrow:

   They had a euphemism at this company called enhanced severance.

2. Bruno Le Maire:

   No one would understand if the severance pay of Carlos Ghosn were exorbitant, we are going to be extremely vigilant.

3. Mayor James Knowles:

   There will be no severance or extension of benefits for Darren Wilson following his resignation.

4. John Conyers:

   In this case, I expressly and vehemently denied the allegations made against me and continue to do so, that should not be lost in the narrative. The resolution was not for millions of dollars, but rather for an amount that equated to a reasonable severance payment.

5. Jon Hyman:

   There’s a real risk to employees that the case will have a negative impact on the size of severance packages going forward.

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