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

With three divided sections, hosts can put several types of dip on one tray and ensure none of them are touching. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

Along the way, unfamiliar landscapes and brief encounters reveal the fragile bonds holding their divided family together again. — John Hopewell, Variety, 30 July 2026

Verb

But the House is narrowly divided, with 218 Republicans and 212 Democrats, and several prominent groups, including the Congressional Black Caucus and the AFL-CIO, have come out against the PCSA. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Celebrity responses remain divided, with some, like Ireland Baldwin, condemning his past while wishing him recovery. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026