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Definitions

parted

[par-tid] / ˈpær tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
cleft
Synonyms
STRONG
broken cloven cracked crenelated perforated pierced rent riven ruptured separated sundered torn
WEAK
crannied
Antonyms
STRONG
connected fixed whole
WEAK
joined joint united
ADJECTIVE
separate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
free independent isolated sovereign
STRONG
abstracted apportioned detached disassociated disembodied disjointed distributed disunited divided divorced loose marked 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 divorced removed
STRONG
abstracted apportioned disassociated disembodied disjointed distributed disunited marked partitioned scattered severed sundered
WEAK
apart cut apart divergent
Antonyms
STRONGEST
attached connected sympathetic
WEAK
together united whole

Example Sentences

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It also parted ways with its chief operating, financial, and legal executives.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Payments company Stripe and business-banking fintech Mercury each parted ways with Evolve within the past two years, according to documents the companies have made public.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Several other retailers have also parted ways with products using synthetic colors and other artificial ingredients.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

Khomeini had parted ways with his designated heir, Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

Suddenly, the clouds at the end of the ravine parted, and Torak saw what lay beyond.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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