Synonyms of divided

divided 1 of 2

adjective

də-ˈvī-dəd 

as in split

disagreeing with each other

the club members are sharply divided on the need for more fund-raising

Synonyms & Similar Words

• split
• at odds
• disunited
• at loggerheads
• fractionated
• fractionalized
• balkanized
• factious
• cohesionless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unanimous
• undivided
• united

divided

2 of 2

verb

past tense of divide

1

as in separated

to set or force apart

volunteers divided the donated groceries into several dozen piles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• separated
• split
• disconnected
• resolved
• severed
• subdivided
• isolated
• divorced
• parted
• pulled
• disunited
• dissociated
• dissected
• sundered
• disassociated
• disjoined
• detached
• decomposed
• ramified
• decoupled
• disjointed
• uncoupled
• broke up
• partitioned
• dissolved
• dissevered
• fragmented
• cleaved
• disintegrated
• segmented
• unlinked
• bifurcated
• unyoked
• segregated
• disassembled
• fractionated
• halved
• bisected
• ripped
• quartered
• fractured
• tore
• dichotomized
• broke down
• fractionalized
• broke
• fragmentized
• unraveled
• fragmentated
• trisected
• insulated
• cut off
• ruptured
• rent
• sequestered
• rifted
• secluded
• disentangled
• disengaged
• rived
• untied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• united
• linked
• joined
• combined
• unified
• mixed
• associated
• assembled
• connected
• blended
• mingled
• coupled
• bound
• attached
• closed
• accumulated
• fused
• stuck
• welded
• cemented
• fastened
• agglutinated
• knit

2

as in parted

to go or move in different directions from a central point

the group divided based on those who wanted to go swimming and those who didn't

Synonyms & Similar Words

• separated
• parted
• diverged
• retreated
• scattered
• forked
• spread
• branched (out)
• dispersed
• distributed
• disbanded
• dissipated
• dispelled
• broadcast
• sowed
• cleared out
• receded
• bestrewed
• distanced
• broke up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joined
• converged
• met
• assembled
• gathered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of divided

Adjective

And viewers’ mileage will certainly vary with this peculiar, fun little concoction on seclusion, connection and the need to belong that can’t hide its undercurrent of melancholy about the sorry state of a divided world. — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026

The divided reaction was evident last month after an Eels team reunion. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026

Verb

Inputs divided by outputs established a unit-cost baseline that CFOs could optimize, benchmark and defend to the board. — Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Instead, they were restricted to either the north or south sections, which are divided by the highway running over the track. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026