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dissever

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Synonyms & Antonyms of dissever

to set or force apart

placed the dissevered pieces of chicken in the roasting pan

Synonyms for dissever

break up,
decouple,
disassociate,
disconnect,
disjoin,
disjoint,
dissociate,
disunite,
divide,
divorce,
part,
ramify,
resolve,
separate,
sever,
split,
sunder,
uncouple,
unlink,
unyoke

Words Related to dissever

break down,
decompose,
disassemble,
disintegrate,
dissolve

bifurcate,
bisect,
cleave,
dichotomize,
dissect,
fractionalize,
fractionate,
halve,
partition,
quarter,
segment,
subdivide,
trisect

fragment,
fragmentate,
fragmentize

break,
fracture,
pull,
rend,
rift,
rip,
rive,
rupture,
tear

cut off,
insulate,
isolate,
seclude,
segregate,
sequester

detach,
disengage,
disentangle,
unravel,
untie

Near Antonyms for dissever

assemble,
associate,
blend,
combine,
mingle,
mix

connect,
couple

accumulate,
agglutinate,
attach,
bind,
cement,
close,
fasten,
fuse,
knit,
stick,
weld

Antonyms for dissever

join,
link,
unify,
unite

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“Dissever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissever. Accessed 5 Dec. 2020.

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