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separate
adjective as in disconnected
Strongest matches
Strong matches
abstracted, apportioned, detached, disassociated, disembodied, disjointed, distributed, disunited, divided, divorced, loose, marked, parted, partitioned, removed, scattered, severed, sundered
Weak matches
apart, asunder, cut apart, cut in two, discrete, distant, divergent, far between, in halves, put asunder, set apart, set asunder, unattached, unconnected
adjective as in alone, individual
verb as in remove something from group; keep or set apart
Strong matches
cleave, dichotomize, disentangle, disjoin, disjoint, dissect, dissever, distribute, intersect, part, rupture, sunder, uncouple, undo
Weak matches
break off, come apart, come away, come between, split up, uncombine
verb as in isolate, segregate
Strong matches
assign, classify, comb, compartment, compartmentalize, discriminate, distribute, group, interval, intervene, island, order, seclude, sequester, sift, sort, space, winnow
Weak matches
close off, draw apart, put on one side, rope off, single out, split up, stand between
verb as in part company in a romantic or other relationship
Strong matches
bifurcate, depart, detach, discontinue, disengage, disunify, disunite, diverge, drop, part, uncouple
Weak matches
break it off, break off, dedomicile, go away, go different ways, go separate ways, pull out, split up, take leave, unlink, untie the knot
Example Sentences
In both “Say Nothing,” and “The Diplomat,” Kinnear’s accent serves to separate his characters from the shows’ protagonists — various members of the IRA in the former and U.S. ambassador to the U.K.
In 2001, this was broken up, with separate departments for environment, food and rural affairs, and for transport, hived off.
We came into her world of structure ready to play around and she instantly separated us and promised to remove those of us who wouldn’t comply.
A separate press release announced that an arrest warrant had also been issued for Muhammad Deif, Hamas' military chief, for crimes against humanity over his role in planning and executing the Oct.
Each came from separate, previously unconnected families but developed unexplained medical problems that led to their mothers being arrested.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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