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| Main Entry: |
asunder
 [uh-suhn-der] 
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | apart; into pieces |
| Synonyms: | disconnected, disjoined, divided, in half, loose, separated, split, to shreds, torn |
| Antonyms: | together |
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| Main Entry: | loose |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not tight; unconstrained |
| Synonyms: | apart, asunder, at large, baggy, clear, detached, disconnected, easy, escaped, flabby, flaccid, floating, free, hanging, insecure, lax, liberated, limp, loosened, movable, not fitting, relaxed, released, separate, slack, slackened, sloppy, unattached, unbolted, unbound, unbuttoned, uncaged, unclasped, unconfined, unconnected, undone, unfastened, unfettered, unhinged, unhooked, unlatched, unlocked, unpinned, unrestrained, unrestricted, unsecured, unshackled, untied, wobbly |
| Notes: | loose means not restrained, fastened, confined or attached, while lose means fail to keep or to maintain or fail to win |
| Antonyms: | constrained, restricted, taut, tight |
| Main Entry: | separate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disconnected |
| Synonyms: | abstracted, apart, apportioned, asunder, cut apart, cut in two, detached, disassociated, discrete, disembodied, disjointed, distant, distributed, disunited, divergent, divided, divorced, far between, free, in halves, independent, isolated, loose, marked, parted, partitioned, put asunder, removed, scattered, set apart, set asunder, severed, sovereign, sundered, unattached, unconnected |
| Antonyms: | combined, connected, joined, mixed, together, united |
Example Sentences
- Torn asunder and weakened by civil war and political intrigue, the country was easy prey for outside invaders.
- But I also knew that our country was being torn asunder by opposition to the war.
- Fifty years ago, the largest bomb ever used in warfare tore Hiroshima asunder.
| Main Entry: | divided |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | detached |
| Synonyms: | apart, asunder, branched, cleft, disunity, incomplete, partite, prorated, reft, split, unattached |
| Antonyms: | undivided |
| Main Entry: | relaxed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | loose |
| Synonyms: | apart, asunder, at large, baggy, clear, detached, disconnected, easy, escaped, flabby, flaccid, floating*, free, hanging, insecure, lax, liberated, limp, loosened, movable, not fitting, released, separate, slack, slackened, sloppy, unattached, unbolted, unbound, unbuttoned, uncaged, unclasped, unconfined, unconnected, undone, unfastened, unfettered, unhinged, unhooked, unlatched, unlocked, unpinned, unrestrained, unrestricted, unsecured, unshackled, untied, wobbly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unconfined |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | loose |
| Synonyms: | apart, asunder, at large, at liberty, baggy, clear, detached, disconnected, easy, escaped, flabby, flaccid, floating*, free, free as a bird, hanging, insecure, lax, liberated, limp, loosened, movable, not fitting, on the loose, relaxed, released, separate, slack, slackened, sloppy*, unattached, unbolted, unbound, unbuttoned, uncaged, unclasped, unconnected, undone, unfastened, unfettered, unhinged, unhooked, unlatched, unlocked, unpinned, unrestrained, unrestricted, unsecured, unshackled, untied, wobbly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | loose |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
Related
Adjectives: |
loose, detached, disheveled, dégagé, flaccid, flapping, immiscible, incoherent, lax, non-adhesive, relaxed, segregated, slack, streaming, uncombined, unconsolidated, withy-cragged
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