Synonyms of disrupts

disrupts

verb

present tense third-person singular of disrupt

1

as in breaks

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly

an earthquake that had disrupted the elevated highway in several places

Synonyms & Similar Words

• breaks
• destroys
• fractures
• reduces
• disintegrates
• shatters
• fragments
• breaks up
• ruins
• splits
• smashes
• dismembers
• explodes
• crushes
• blasts
• grinds
• bursts
• rives
• busts
• detonates
• pops
• wrecks
• cracks
• atomizes
• pulverizes
• blows up
• chips
• powders
• shivers
• implodes
• splinters
• slivers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repairs
• reconstructs
• heals
• rebuilds
• fixes
• doctors
• mends
• renovates
• reconditions
• patches

2

as in disturbs

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

the arrival of a baby in the household would totally disrupt their established routine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbs
• confuses
• shuffles
• disorganizes
• upsets
• disorders
• dislocates
• scrambles
• disarranges
• deranges
• jumbles
• muddles
• tousles
• mixes (up)
• tumbles
• snarls
• perturbs
• unsettles
• musses
• disarrays
• hashes
• rumples
• disjoints
• tangles
• messes (up)
• discomposes
• embroils
• dishevels
• clutters
• entangles
• stirs (up)
• agitates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regulates
• organizes
• arranges
• disposes
• aligns
• orders
• lines
• ranges
• straightens (up)
• tidies
• draws up
• classifies
• codifies
• adjusts
• marshals
• arrays
• systematizes
• marshalls
• lines up
• queues
• fixes
• alines
• makes up
• systemizes
• methodizes
• spruces (up)
• grooms
• unscrambles

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of disrupts

Pursuing The Wrong Trends When a new trend disrupts the market and an opportunity presents itself, navigating a path forward can be challenging. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024

This new standard discredits live event producers' long-standing excuse that accessibility disrupts the performance or looks bad. —Toby Wong, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

Other times, life disrupts a routine, requiring change. —Matt Fuchs, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024

Lastly, Newsom signed into law AB 1777, which would require AV companies to provide a hotline for police to call in case an autonomous vehicle disrupts a crime scene or emergency situation — something that has happened repeatedly in San Francisco. —Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2024

The thing founders dread the most, besides hiring, is fundraising, and having to wait months for an investor to make a decision disrupts momentum. —Joash Lee, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024