Synonyms for secession
sɪˈsɛʃ ənse·ces·sion

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1. secession

   Synonyms:
   antagonism, discord, disunion, divorce, enmity, hostility, schism, separation, war

   Antonyms:
   alliance, coalition, compact, confederacy, confederation, federation, fusion, league, partnership, union

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1. secession

   Synonyms:
   separation, withdrawal

   Antonyms:
   union, adherence

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1. secession, sezessionnoun

   an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s

   Synonyms:
   sezession, withdrawal

2. Secessionnoun

   the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War

   Synonyms:
   sezession, withdrawal

3. secession, withdrawalnoun

   formal separation from an alliance or federation

   Synonyms:
   drug withdrawal, onanism, sezession, backdown, climb-down, detachment, coitus interruptus, pulling out, withdrawal method, withdrawal

Matched Categories

1. • Artistic Movement
   • School
   • Separation

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1. secessionnoun

   Synonyms:
   withdrawal

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1. List of paraphrases for "secession":

   secede, separation, separatism, splittist, secessionist

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How to use secession in a sentence?

1. Alexander Hamilton Stephens:

   The real object of those who resorted to Secession, as well as those who sustained it, was not to overthrow the Government of the United States but to perpetuate the principles upon which it was founded. The object in quitting the Union was not to destroy, but to save the principles of the Constitution.

2. Paul Preston:

   That’s secession. That’s what happened in the Civil War, they want to create a new country, and that’s just not going to happen. First of all, it’s illegal under our Constitution. There’s no base out here to support that.

3. Eric Foner:

   They weren't like Joe Manchin. They didn't give a damn if was bipartisan or not, they just said,' We are in control, we are the party of the Union, we are the party of emancipation, the Democrats are the party of treason, they are the party of secession... of racism, and we don't care... if they vote for it or not.' It just reinforced their feeling that the Democrats were out of touch and didn't respect the results of the Civil War.

4. Hoshyar Zebari:

   Before, the Sunnis were very sensitive to believing (devolution) would lead to secession, to the breakup of Iraq but now they’re coming to terms with it.

5. Josh Doggrell:

   He asked me, 'What is the magic bean that would arouse our people to see exactly what was happening to them and how necessary the step of secession is?'.