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separate - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | separate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disconnected |
| Synonyms: | abstracted, apart, asunder, detached, discrete, disjointed, distant, distributed, divergent, divided, free, independent, isolated, loose, marked, removed, scattered, sovereign, unattached, unconnected, apportioned, cut apart, cut in two, disassociated, disembodied, disunited, divorced, far between, in halves, parted, partitioned, put asunder, set apart, set asunder, severed, sundered |
| Antonyms: | combined, connected, joined, mixed, together, united |
| Main Entry: | separate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove something from group; keep or set apart |
| Synonyms: | break, break off, cleave, come between, detach, disconnect, disentangle, disjoin, disjoint, dissect, distribute, divide, divorce, intersect, part, rupture, sever, split, split up, sunder, undo, come apart, come away, dichotomize, dissever, uncombine, uncouple |
| Antonyms: | combine, join, mix, unite |
| Main Entry: | separate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alone, individual |
| Synonyms: | apart, autonomous, detached, different, discrete, distinct, distinctive, diverse, free, independent, lone, one, only, particular, peculiar, several, single, sole, solitary, unique, various |
| Antonyms: | together, united, associated |
| Main Entry: | separate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | isolate, segregate |
| Synonyms: | assign, break up, classify, comb, compartment, cut off, discriminate, distribute, group, insulate, interval, intervene, island, order, seclude, sequester, sift, sort, space, split up, winnow, close off, compartmentalize, draw apart, put on one side, rope off, single out, stand between |
| Antonyms: | desegregate, join, unite |
| Main Entry: | separate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | part company in a romantic |
| Synonyms: | break off, break up, depart, discontinue, disunite, diverge, divorce, drop, estrange, leave, part, pull out, split up, bifurcate, break it off, dedomicile, disunify, go away, go different ways, go separate ways, relationship or marriage alienate, take leave, uncouple, unlink, untie the knot |
| Antonyms: | marry |
| Main Entry: | alien |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foreign |
| Synonyms: | conflicting, contrary, exotic, extraneous, extrinsic, inappropriate, incompatible, incongruous, opposed, remote, separate, unusual, estranged |
| Antonyms: | akin, appropriate, native, proper |
| Main Entry: | alienate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause unfriendliness, hostility |
| Synonyms: | break off, come between, disaffect, disunite, divide, divorce, estrange, part, separate, turn off, wean, make indifferent, set against, turn away, withdraw the affections of |
| Antonyms: | disarm, be friendly |
| Main Entry: | amputate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove a limb |
| Synonyms: | cut off, dismember, eliminate, excise, lop, separate, sever, truncate, cut away |
| Main Entry: | bisect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divide in two |
| Synonyms: | branch off, cleave, cross, fork, halve, intersect, separate, split, bifurcate, cut across, cut in half, cut in two, dichotomize, dimidiate, divaricate, divide in two, furcate, hemisect, split down the middle |
| Antonyms: | combine, join |
| Main Entry: | branch off/branch out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend beyond main part |
| Synonyms: | add to, develop, diverge, diversify, divide, enlarge, expand, extend, fork, grow, increase, multiply, part, proliferate, separate, ramify, spread out |
| Antonyms: | lessen, shrink |
| Main Entry: | break up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | end relationship, activity |
| Synonyms: | adjourn, disassemble, disband, dismantle, disperse, disrupt, dissolve, divide, divorce, end, halt, part, scatter, separate, sever, split, stop, sunder, suspend, terminate, put an end to, take apart |
| Antonyms: | reconcile |
| Main Entry: | break with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | part ways |
| Synonyms: | ditch, drop, jilt, reject, renounce, separate |
| Main Entry: | choose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pick, select |
| Synonyms: | accept, adopt, appoint, call for, cast, co-opt, commit oneself, crave, cull, decide on, designate, desire, determine, discriminate between, draw lots, elect, embrace, espouse, excerpt, extract, fancy, favor, feel disposed to, finger, fix on, glean, judge, love, make choice, make decision, make up one's mind, name, opt for, predestine, prefer, see fit, separate, set aside, settle upon, sift out, single out, slot, sort, tab, tag, take, take up, tap, want, weigh, will, winnow, wish, wish for |
| Notes: | choose means to pick out or select from a number of alternatives, while chose is the past tense of choose |
| Main Entry: | class |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | categorize |
| Synonyms: | account, allot, appraise, assess, assign, assort, brand, classify, codify, consider, designate, divide, evaluate, gauge, grade, group, hold, identify, judge, mark, part, pigeonhole*, rank, rate, reckon, regard, score, separate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | come between |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | alienate |
| Synonyms: | divide, estrange, interfere, interpose, interrupt, intervene, meddle, part, separate, put at odds |
| Antonyms: | join, unite, bring together |
| Main Entry: | contrast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compare, differ |
| Synonyms: | balance, bracket, collate, conflict, contradict, depart, deviate, differentiate, disagree, distinguish, diverge, hang, mismatch, oppose, separate, stand out, vary, weigh, be a foil to, be contrary to, be dissimilar, be diverse, be unlike, be variable, hold a candle to, match up, set in opposition, set off, stack up against |
| Antonyms: | accord, agree, coincide, concur, conform, be alike, be equal, be similar |
| Main Entry: | detach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disconnect, cut off |
| Synonyms: | abstract, disassemble, disassociate, disengage, disentangle, disjoin, dismount, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, free, isolate, loose, loosen, part, remove, segregate, separate, sever, sunder, unfasten, unhitch, withdraw, disaffiliate, take apart, tear off, uncouple, unfix |
| Antonyms: | attach, combine, connect, couple, link, merge, unite |
| Main Entry: | disband |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | break up |
| Synonyms: | demobilize, destroy, disperse, dissolve, fold, scatter, separate, thin out |
| Main Entry: | discern |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch sight of; recognize and understand |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, apprehend, ascertain, behold, descry, detect, determine, difference, differentiate, discover, discriminate, distinguish, divine, espy, extricate, find out, focus, foresee, judge, know, make out, note, notice, observe, perceive, read, remark, rubberneck*, separate, spot, take in, view, discrepate, figure out, get a load of, get the picture, get wise to, make distinction, pick out, secern, see the light, see through, severalize |
| Antonyms: | disregard, neglect, overlook |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disconnect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take apart; uncouple |
| Synonyms: | abstract, cut off, detach, disassociate, disengage, disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divide, part, separate, sever, sideline, break it off, break it up, dissever, drop it, unfix |
| Antonyms: | attach, connect, couple, hitch, hook, join, link, plug |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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