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Synonyms for dissociate

Most common

detach sever isolate withdraw

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To cease associating; To part.

    After the big fight, the gang totally dissociated from each other.

Related words

Word family
dissociation disassociation dissolution
Other spellings
disassociate

Forms

Past participle
dissociated
e.g. dissociated → detached, severed, isolated, withdrawn…

Example sentences

  • withdraw You may as well withdraw from the club right away.
  • isolate He wants to isolate me from my friends, my family.
  • sever Don't sever that precious connection with your son.
  • detach You don't prepare for death. You detach from life.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
dissociatesteady
withdrawfalling
isolatesteady
seversteady
detachrising
decouplerising

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

By length

4 letters
part1
5 letters
leave1, sever2
6 letters
divide2, detach2, sunder2, unpair
7 letters
divorce2, isolate3, disjoin
8 letters
separate3, abstract2, withdraw2, disjoint2, decouple3, disunite, dissever
9 letters
disengage3, segregate3
10 letters
disconnect3

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

In other languages

Français
dissocier
Deutsch
dissoziieren