Definition for Secession:

• Act of seceding( War of S., American civil war of 1861-5 caused by s. of eleven Southern States). Hence secessionism( 3), secessionist( 2), nn. [ old French]

Synonyms for Secession:

• n.

  •
  • constitution,
  • census,
  • Balkanisation,
  • constructive engagement,
  • Constitutionality,
  • Balkanization,
  • amnesty,
  • containment,
  • boondoggle,
  • checks and balances.
  •abandonment (noun)
  • desertion.
  •act (noun)
  • secession.
  •breach (noun)
  • dis unity,
  • parting the way,
  • dis-unity,
  • dis harmonies,
  • dis-agreements,
  • dis-affections,
  • dis affection,
  • dis agreement,
  • parting ways,
  • dis-affection,
  • dis-harmony,
  • dis-agreement,
  • parting of ways,
  • dis-cord,
  • dis cord,
  • dis agreements,
  • dis cords,
  • dis affections,
  • parting way,
  • parting the ways,
  • dis-harmonies,
  • parting of way,
  • parting of the way,
  • dis-cords,
  • fallingout,
  • dis harmony.
  •desertion (noun)
  • defectings,
  • de-relicts,
  • de relicts,
  • de-partings,
  • maroonings,
  • disavowings,
  • dis avowing,
  • dis-avowing,
  • re treats,
  • departings,
  • going back ons,
  • re-treat,
  • forsakings,
  • de partings,
  • dis avowals,
  • dis-avowal,
  • de-relict,
  • dis avowal,
  • dis-avowals,
  • de parting,
  • de relict,
  • running out ons,
  • falling aways,
  • de-parting,
  • re-treats.
  •schism (noun)
  • splinter group.
  •separation (noun)
  • schism.
  •withdrawal (noun)
  • disunion,
  • retraction,
  • breakup,
  • split,
  • dissension,
  • disaffiliation,
  • Seceding,
  • division,
  • breakaway,
  • exiting,
  • defection,
  • severance,
  • parting,
  • rupture.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • retirement.
  •
  • revolution.
  •Sezession
  • sezession.

Paraphrases for Secession:

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    separation.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    separation.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    segregation, independence, disintegration, splittist, fragmentation, withdrawal, splittism, graduation, decoupling.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    secessionist, Separatism, splits, splitting, division, divisiveness, unbundling.
  • Verb, base form
    secede.

Antonyms for Secession:

• n.

  • withdrawal
    closing, closure, agreement, juncture, peace.

Secession Sentence Examples:

• For months thereafter there was peace in Hillsborough, so far as the abolitionists were concerned; and then came the secession movement.

• At the time of the passage of the ordinance of secession, States were organized there, in existence, in action, known to the Constitution and the constitutional authorities under it.

Homophones for Secession:

• sham, saman, simon, suck in, seem, shoeshine, shoshone, siam, sow in, simony, shoshonean, sheeny, shinny, sen, simoon, sewn, sea onion, seaman, shem, seam, shaken, shannon, shina, sachem, scum, sashimi, siouan, sene, shim, sium, som, sawan, skim, shame, same, skin, squama, shan, sana, sezession, senna, son, sonny, sea mew, sienna, sone, sison, shawm, Sana'a, succession, Shona, soigne, sexism, shimmy, Susiana, sunni, sajama, sesamum, somme, seyhan, six-gun, saxony, Swagman, shanny, sichuan, shun, somehow, scission, shine, sine, shawny, sage hen, Sunnah, susian, swoon, saginaw, sikhism, soignee, snow, schmo, saigon, Shema, sinewy, scone, some, scion, sunny, scene, schema, shiny, shaman, sian, sigma, sagina, sisham, sequin, sima, Sison Amomum, snowman, sinai, semen, seine, suomi, Shah Jahan, scan, skein, sane, shoo-in, schism, swim, siwan, schizogony, shahn, sami, simian, sign on, sown, swain, skinny, sesame, smew, sea anemone, sixsome, scammony, sign in, sicken, seamy, sachsen, seminoma, siskin, someway, shin, sigyn, sum, someone, suasion, succussion, sn, sam, sign, sm, Shinney, swami, samia, soma, season, shawn, showman, schumann, semi, SAAME, scam, sign away, syconium, sin, sun, SAAMI, simoom, saone, Susanna, szechuan, sechuana, segno, simeon, Shiism, snowy, sinew, sion, seize on, seism, sauna, scummy, swan, synonym, Sunna, squaw man, sciaena, saxon, socinian, shoshoni, susquehanna, summon, samoan, samoa, shoshonian, soon, sikkim, scheme, shogun, sheen, synonymy, schwann, sawm, shammy, syzygium, shmo, sumo, szechwan, simenon, shawnee, swine, soman, session, shaggymane, Sq In, sanaa.

Hypernym for Secession:

• n.

  • act
    breakaway, breaking away.

Hyponym for Secession:

• n.

  • act
    separation.
  • group
    artistic movement, art movement, school.