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
  • In the show’s second season, Lumon struggles to contain the fallout from these discoveries and fires the head of the severed floor, Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette), replacing her with her former deputy, Seth Milchick (Tillman).
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a severed head on set, a childhood friend swinging fists in an elevator, and a director who wanted every drop of blood shot for real.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of severed
Verb
  • The country is already bitterly divided, with far-left and far-right parties leading opinion polls ahead of presidential elections next year.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Yet Germany’s meager amount of uranium ore had been divided between different piles in the project.
    — Mike McRae October 06, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 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
  • And then around ’98, when William made this decision that fractured the community forever, the well-meaning adults separated the genders.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This means that Cumberland in Western Maryland and Salisbury on the Eastern Shore — separated by the Chesapeake Bay and nearly the entire width of the state — could one day end up represented by the same member of Congress.
    — Colin Pascal, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of separated
Adjective
  • Tabless battery cells, a split-path battery management system and a motor vent that lets air flow through are meant to double continuous power delivery.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026
  • His decision raises the prospect of a split 4-4 decision, which would be a victory for Boulder and leave the Colorado Supreme Court decision in place.
    — Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • The stock’s performance looks especially disconnected from the strength of the underlying business.
    — Stephanie Link, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Some fail because of a lack of training; others fail because tools are disconnected from existing systems, governance is overly restrictive or business processes remain unchanged.
    — Fabio Caversan, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 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
  • This view helpfully shows key numbers (such as resolved requests, involvement rate, resolution rate) at the top, along with a funnel that visualizes visualizing how requests are resolved (with AI or humans).
    — Dianna Gunn, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There's a difference between a closed ticket and a resolved issue.
    — Amit Mathradas, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of resolved
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“Dissevered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissevered. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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