Synonyms for dissever

Most common

split · divide · sever · disunite

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To separate (two or more things); to split apart (something).

Forms

Past participle

dissevered
e.g. dissevered → separated, divided, parted, disunited…

Example sentences

• split That crisis threatened to split the nation in two.
• divide It's better to divide the corpse into five pieces.
• sever Don't sever that precious connection with your son.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

part¹, rend

5 letters

split¹, sever²

6 letters

divide², detach², cleave¹, sunder²

7 letters

disjoin

8 letters

separate³, disunite

10 letters

disconnect³, dissociate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sever² = 2 syllables).