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1. rift
noun. ['ˈrɪft'] a gap between cloud masses.
Synonyms
- opening
Antonyms
- stay
- unify
Etymology
- rypta (Old Norse)
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Rhymes with Rift
- fork-lift
- swift
- stiffed
- sniffed
- clift
- tift
- tifft
- sift
- shift
- riffed
- miffed
- lift
- gift
How do you pronounce rift?
Pronounce rift as rɪft.
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Sentences with rift
1. Noun, singular or mass
This can instead cause a rift between children and their parents rather than bring them closer together.
Quotes about rift
1. If for us culture means museum and library and open house and art gallery, for them it meant the activities and amenities of everyday life... The rift is... between "folk"culture, where the unschooled can be wise, and print culture, which enslaved the other senses to the eye.
- Nick Joaquín, Culture and History
2. rift
noun. ['ˈrɪft'] a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions).
Synonyms
- rupture
- separation
- severance
- breakup
- schism
- detachment
- breach
- break
Antonyms
- connectedness
- joint
- continuity
- association
Etymology
- rypta (Old Norse)
3. rift
noun. ['ˈrɪft'] a narrow fissure in rock.
Synonyms
- crevice
- cleft
- fissure
- crack
Antonyms
- keep
- respect
- close
- keep quiet
Etymology
- rypta (Old Norse)