bifurcated

adjective

bi·​fur·​cat·​ed ˈbī-(ˌ)fər-ˌkā-təd 

bī-ˈfər-

: divided into two branches or parts

This near-earth asteroid appears as a bifurcated structure, consisting of two distinct lobes that seem to be in contact.

—Richard P. Binzel et al.

The town is a bifurcated community—two distinct communities in one, really.

—Dennis Farney

… the strange bifurcated world of whiteness and blackness in which I was born and reared.

—William Styron

Examples of bifurcated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The dynamic is creating an increasingly bifurcated consumer economy. —Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 1 May 2026

Set on the 16th and 17th floors of the 19-story House section of the bifurcated limestone building, which also includes a connected 35-story tower, the home has four bedrooms, four full bathrooms, and two powder rooms in roughly 5,400 square feet. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026

The bifurcated American and British Bully tour’s responses are both fruits of letting everyone sketch out the contours of Ye’s new mind-set in their imaginations. —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026

The bifurcated state and federal process is supposed to include on-site inspections by an accreditation team. —Jason Henry, Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bifurcated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated