separatism

[sep-er-uh-tism] / ˈsɛp ər ə tɪsm /

NOUN

segregation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apartheid discrimination

STRONG

dissociation disunion division isolation partition seclusion

WEAK

splitting up

Antonyms

STRONG

attachment connection juncture union unity

Example Sentences

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Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the aim was to complement a previous similar law, passed five years ago, which allowed the government to close associations accused of promoting Islamic separatism.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

This may have been a low point, but not even the more edifying moments of the discussion shed much light on the essential conflict between Brustein’s commitment to integration and Wilson’s appeal for separatism.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2023

The markers of separatism are everywhere at the temple.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2023

Anger over historical grievances remains palpable in Punjab, despite limited support for separatism.

From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2023

If he, who had advocated nonviolence rather than nationalism or separatism had been killed, what hope did the rest of us Negroes have?

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson