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Definitions

branching

ADJECTIVE
forked
Synonyms
STRONG
angled bifurcate bifurcated branched divaricate divided furcate furcated split tined zigzag
WEAK
bifid dichotomous dichotonic pronged tridented
Antonyms
WEAK
joined unbranched
NOUN
ramification
Synonyms
STRONGEST
complication consequence upshot
STRONG
bifurcation branch breaking divarication division excrescence extension forking offshoot outgrowth partition radiation result sequel subdivision
WEAK
subdividing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cause origin source
STRONG
juncture union unity whole

Example Sentences

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But the case is branching off into some new directions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Artificial-intelligence tools are improving at a dizzying pace and branching into new, specialized areas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

This extra effort prevents reactions from branching into all other physically possible alternatives.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai, is the world's biggest contract electronics manufacturer but is branching out into electric vehicles as well as AI.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

The skin was warm, blue veins branching like rivers beneath his pale translucent skin.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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