divider

[dih-vahy-der] / dɪˈvaɪ dər /

NOUN

division

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affiliate branch category class department section sector segment share split

STRONG

associate border boundary chunk compartment cut degree demarcation divide dividend divvy end fraction fragment grouping head kind lobe lump member moiety offshoot parcel partition piece portion rake-off ramification slice sort subdivision wedge

WEAK

dividing line piece of action

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

STRONG

cause entirety inside interior origin total

WEAK

accord agreement connection juncture system unification unison unity

NOUN

median strip

Synonyms

WEAK

boulevard boulevard strip island jersey barrier medial strip median meridian neutral ground

NOUN

screen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

partition

STRONG

blind curtain panel

Example Sentences

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As a result, Friday's evening play will feature just the second instalment of the match between Barry Hawkins and Mark Williams, with the divider raised so the whole arena can watch.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

A witness told the station that the car had smashed into a divider at the tunnel that passes underneath the airport.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

Shortly before 9 p.m., as news helicopters broadcast the pursuit live from overhead, the suspect crashed the van into the northbound side of the center divider near the Avenue 43 exit in Montecito Heights.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

Video from the scene showed a mangled, upside down sheriff’s motorcycle near the center divider about 30 yards away from a Toyota sedan, which was smashed from the rear.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

Neel turned off the lamp and heard his sister’s sari rustle as she eased through the divider to join him.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

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