divorced

ADJECTIVE

separate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

free independent isolated sovereign

STRONG

abstracted apportioned detached disassociated disembodied disjointed distributed disunited divided loose marked parted partitioned removed scattered severed sundered

WEAK

apart asunder cut apart cut in two discrete distant divergent far between in halves put asunder set apart set asunder unattached unconnected

Antonyms

STRONGEST

subservient

STRONG

connected united

WEAK

associated combined joined mixed together

ADJECTIVE

separated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detached disconnected distant distinct removed

STRONG

abstracted apportioned disassociated disembodied disjointed distributed disunited marked parted partitioned scattered severed sundered

WEAK

apart cut apart divergent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attached connected sympathetic

WEAK

together united whole

ADJECTIVE

single

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sole unmarried

STRONG

bachelor free loner separated solo

WEAK

companionless eligible living alone spouseless unattached unfettered unwed

Antonyms

WEAK

combined double married mixed together united wed wedded

ADJECTIVE

spouseless

Synonyms

WEAK

bachelor companionless eligible fancy-free footloose footloose and fancy-free free living alone lone loner separated sole solo unattached unfettered unmarried unwed

ADJECTIVE

unwed

Synonyms

WEAK

bachelor companionless eligible fancy-free footloose footloose and fancy-free free living alone lone loner separated sole solo spouseless unattached unfettered unmarried

ADVERB

apart

Synonyms

STRONG

aside

WEAK

afar alone aloof away by itself cut off disassociated disconnected distant distinct excluded exclusively freely independent independently individually isolated lone wolf separated separately singly special to itself to one side

Antonyms

WEAK

together

Example Sentences

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That year, he stopped going to church and divorced his wife of 23 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Related: My husband and I divorced and bought separate homes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

She gained a master's degree in visual communication from the Islamic Azad University in Tehran, and also married but then divorced.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The couple married in 1969 and divorced in 1983, but during their time together they made the original “Star Wars” trilogy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

They were married before I was used to the fact that my parents had actually divorced.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

divorced

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