Synonyms for divorce
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Noun
1. Separation — A separation of connected things
separation, severance, dissolution, disunion, parting, partition, disjunction
Other
split-up, divorcement dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A separation of connected things.
The Civil War split between Virginia and West Virginia was a divorce based along cultural and economic as well as geographic lines.
Related words
- Word family
- divorcee
- Phrases
- big divorce energy
Forms
- Plural
- divorces → separations, severances, dissolutions, disunions…
Example sentences
- separation The separation felt like a never-ending nightmare.
- dissolution Tom and Mary announced the dissolution of their marriage.
- severance He got laid off unexpectedly without any severance.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| divorce | rising | |
| separation | falling | |
| dissolution | steady | |
| severance | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- parting2
- 8 letters
- disunion3
- 9 letters
- partition3, severance3
- 10 letters
- separation4
- 11 letters
- dissolution4, disjunction, divorcement
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (parting2 = 2 syllables).