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Definitions

branching

ADJECTIVE
forked
Synonyms
STRONG
angled bifurcate bifurcated branched divaricate divided furcate furcated split tined zigzag
WEAK
bifid dichotomous dichotonic pronged tridented
Antonyms
WEAK
joined unbranched
NOUN
ramification
Synonyms
STRONGEST
complication consequence upshot
STRONG
bifurcation branch breaking divarication division excrescence extension forking offshoot outgrowth partition radiation result sequel subdivision
WEAK
subdividing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cause origin source
STRONG
juncture union unity whole

Example Sentences

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The humble filled egg is just one of many Easter staples on the shelves that seem to be branching out into all sorts of flavours.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But the case is branching off into some new directions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

That is because Paradoxophidion appears to be an early branching member of the caenophidians, the group that includes most snake species alive today.

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025

Properly deciphering the branching pathways of evolution could unlock the history of every component of natural biology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

He shot again and again, sending a series of arrows fleet and sure to the center of the trunk, just below a branching limb.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.