Synonyms for separate
- verb
- adjective
- noun
Most common
split part divide sever come apart come between single out sort out
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Split — to divide (a thing) into separate parts
split, part, divide, sever, divorce, sunder, section, partition, dissociate, disconnect, carve up, disengage, dismember, rend, dissever rare, dispart dated rare
2. Come apart — to divide itself into separate pieces or substances
come apart, come between, fall apart, disintegrate, dissolve, break, disband, disperse, scatter
3. Single out — to disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect
single out, differentiate, discriminate, disassemble, disunite rare, disjoin rare
Other
segregate, distinguish, detach, set apart, put aside, tell apart, remove, isolate, tear apart, abstract, disjoint, disentangle
Adjective
1. Distinct
distinct, discrete, different, unconnected, detached, apart, isolated, segregated, single, individual, independent, disparate, disconnected, particular, unattached, remote, unassociated, loose, withdrawn, disjunct, unaccompanied, sporadic
Other
Noun
split-up, break-up, division, break-down, set-aside, re-print
Definitions
- v. 1
To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
Separate the articles from the headings.
- v. 2
To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
- adj. 1
Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.
- n. 1
Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants.
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In mental processes we discriminate between objects by distinguishing their differences; we separate some one element from all that does not necessarily belong to it, abstract it, and view it alone.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- split That crisis threatened to split the nation in two.
- divide It's better to divide the corpse into five pieces.
- partition Can a body, hand, or finger enter the safety partition?
- sever Don't sever that precious connection with your son.
By length
- 4 letters
- part1, sort1, rend
- 5 letters
- class1, break1, apart2, split1, loose1, sever2
- 6 letters
- single2, remove2, remote2, divide2, detach2, sunder2, assort2
- 7 letters
- section2, divorce2, isolate3, scatter2, disband2, dispart, disjoin
- 8 letters
- division3, distinct2, isolated4, abstract2, detached2, discrete2, dissolve2, classify3, disperse2, sporadic3, disjoint2, disjunct, disunite, dissever
- 9 letters
- different3, withdrawn2, partition3, disparate3, disengage3, segregate3, dismember3
- 10 letters
- individual5, particular4, disconnect3, segregated4, unattached3, dissociate4
- 11 letters
- independent4, distinguish3, unconnected4, disassemble4, disentangle4
- 12 letters
- discriminate4, disconnected4, disintegrate4, unassociated
- 13 letters
- differentiate5, unaccompanied5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (apart2 = 2 syllables).