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division

[dih-vizh-uhn] / dɪˈvɪʒ ən /
NOUN
separation, disconnection
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 detaching 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
something produced from separating
Synonyms
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affiliate branch category class department section sector segment share split
STRONG
associate border boundary chunk compartment cut degree demarcation divide dividend divider divvy end fraction fragment grouping head kind lobe lump member moiety offshoot parcel partition piece portion rake-off ramification slice sort subdivision wedge
WEAK
dividing line piece of action
Antonyms
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whole
STRONG
cause entirety inside interior origin total
WEAK
accord agreement connection juncture system unification unison unity
NOUN
breach, estrangement
Synonyms
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conflict disagreement discord dispute split
STRONG
difficulty disharmony dissension dissent dissidence dissonance disunion feud rupture trouble variance words
WEAK
difference of opinion disaccord
Antonyms
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agreement harmony peace
STRONG
accord approval authorization concord concurrence contentment ratification
WEAK
connection juncture system unification unison unity whole

Example Sentences

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"We're watching the news today, with wars, with division, and, like, how much everyone is just so longing for something good to happen," Scoville said.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

In 2024, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, or FIFA, opened a new legal-and-compliance division office in the Miami area that had previously been housed at the association’s headquarters in Zurich.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

BP this year said it would write down the value of its gas and low-carbon energy division by up to $5 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

By then, Gates was working for the Department of Justice in Washington as a deputy assistant attorney general in the civil rights division, resigning after just 10 months because he said he missed home.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

In Wacquant’s words: “Racial division was a consequence, not a precondition of slavery, but once it was instituted it became detached from its initial function and acquired a social potency all its own.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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