dissevered 1 of 2

adjective

as in severed

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verb

past tense of dissever
as in divided
to set or force apart placed the dissevered pieces of chicken in the roasting pan

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissevered
  1. severed
  2. divided
  3. parted
  4. separated
  5. split
  6. disconnected
  7. sundered
  8. resolved
Adjective
  • According to the full plot description on Amazon, our protagonists have more to worry about than just severed fingers.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The inciting incident for the new story comes after the principal of the high school receives a severed human finger in the mail, sending the parents into an uproar.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of severed
Verb
  • Overall, the picture by market remained sharply divided in June.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • Committee term limits have divided congressional Democrats, and attempts to impose them have come up short in previous years.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of divided
Adjective
  • The ex-couple parted ways in 2020 after a seven-year engagement.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 18 June 2026
  • Faithe with her son, AydenAmanda Langston As the two parted ways, Amanda saw Faithe’s demeanor shift.
    — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
Definition of parted
Verb
  • Bitcoin has historically separated network security from the consumer payment experience.
    — Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Honeywell Aerospace has had a difficult debut since being separated from former parent Honeywell Technologies late last month.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Definition of separated
Adjective
  • The Portal Outdoors Nomis One finds its way to that category with a split-body design that carries in the trunk then inflates and hoists onto the roof or pickup truck bed in about 10 minutes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
  • The two split time in OTAs and will do so again in training camp and the preseason until a decision is made.
    — Mike Jones, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • Paramount has forcefully argued that the states’ challenge is disconnected from the modern media market and that delay serves large technology platforms rather than consumers.
    — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • The person knocked on the door and was let in by Chavez, and the video recording device was disconnected about 10 minutes later, investigators have said.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Definition of disconnected
Adjective
  • In 1863, Abraham Lincoln, hoping to unite a sundered nation, issued a proclamation declaring Thanksgiving to be a national holiday.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
Definition of sundered
Adjective
  • Lebanon’s fragile sovereignty The lack of resolved borders and Israel’s periodic incursions into southern Lebanon have predictably meant that Lebanon has struggled to assert sovereignty over its own territory.
    — Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
  • What frustrated her most was that the issue refused to stay resolved.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Definition of resolved
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“Dissevered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissevered. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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