Synonyms for sever
Definitions
- v. 1
To cut free.
to sever the head from the body
- v. 2
To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
Forms
- Past participle
- severed
e.g. severed → amputated, dismembered, lopt, discerped…
Example sentences
- detach You don't prepare for death. You detach from life.
- dissociate Being a psychoactive agent, a hallucinogen can cause you to dissociate.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sever | steady | |
| detach | rising | |
| dissociate | steady | |
| becut | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lop1, hew1
- 4 letters
- part1, tear1, rend
- 5 letters
- break1, becut
- 6 letters
- decide2, divide2, detach2, cleave1, sunder2
- 7 letters
- divorce2, discerp, disjoin
- 8 letters
- separate3, dissolve2, disjoint2, amputate3, disunite, dissever
- 9 letters
- disengage3, segregate3, dismember3
- 10 letters
- disconnect3, dissociate4
- 11 letters
- distinguish3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decide2 = 2 syllables).