detaching

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breaking n.
division n.
severance n.

NOUN

breaking

Synonyms

STRONG

detachment dividing parting partition separation

Antonyms

STRONG

attachment

WEAK

union

NOUN

division

Synonyms

STRONGEST

distribution

STRONG

analysis apportionment autopsy bisection breaking carving demarcation detachment diagnosis disjuncture dismemberment dissolution disunion divorce parceling parting partition reduction rupture segmentation selection severance subdivision vivisection

WEAK

breaking down breaking up contrasting cutting up departmentalizing disparting disseverance distinguishing disuniting dividing rending separating splitting up

Antonyms

STRONG

attachment combination connection union

WEAK

accord agreement juncture system unification unison unity whole

NOUN

severance

Synonyms

STRONG

analysis apportionment autopsy bisection breaking carving demarcation detachment diagnosis disjunction disjuncture dismemberment dissolution distribution disunion divorce divorcement parceling parting partition reduction rupture segmentation selection separation split subdivision vivisection

WEAK

breaking down breaking up contrasting cutting up departmentalizing disparting disseverance disseverment distinguishing disuniting dividing rending separating splitting up

Antonyms

STRONG

attachment closing closure combination connection juncture marriage union

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detaching

After detaching from the rocket's center core, the two boosters returned safely to the launch site, where they can be refurbished.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

Visual effects company Weta created the effect of Vecna’s head detaching from his body.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

Investigators have said the accident was caused by one of the engines catching fire and detaching during takeoff.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025

Jackson charged Gorsuch with disregarding “the clear design of the ADA” by fixating on “one isolated provision” and detaching it “from its place in the overall scheme.”

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2025

When I move my fingers, they wriggle and I momentarily envision them detaching and crawling away.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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