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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
Molten iron then separates from impurities and can be tapped off.
At the Venice news conference for her new film, she and her cast were greeted with a separate standing ovation.
Those with knowledge of the matter have told the BBC there is a separate ongoing legal dispute over allegations the organisation's policies discriminate against disabled volunteers.
Osaka struck back immediately, however, and there was little to separate the pair until a frustrated Osaka conceded serve at 4-4 with a series of unforced errors.
But the digital divide separating the prosperous from the low-income was so vast that these efforts fell short.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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