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detaching

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

Example Sentences

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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

“Those bubbles aren’t going to rise as fast – and may actually be delayed from detaching from the electrodes.”

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

As part of that move, the company developed a new way of dealing with the trunk, detaching it from the capsule while it was still in orbit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2024

There, detaching from the kitchen door like a wraith, stands the Commandant.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir