Synonyms of dividing

dividing

verb

present participle of divide

1

as in separating

to set or force apart

volunteers divided the donated groceries into several dozen piles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• separating
• splitting
• disconnecting
• resolving
• severing
• isolating
• pulling
• divorcing
• subdividing
• dissociating
• parting
• dissecting
• ramifying
• detaching
• disassociating
• decomposing
• decoupling
• sundering
• uncoupling
• disuniting
• dissolving
• fragmenting
• disjoining
• disjointing
• breaking up
• cleaving
• unyoking
• partitioning
• dissevering
• disintegrating
• tearing
• unlinking
• segmenting
• ripping
• segregating
• bisecting
• bifurcating
• halving
• disassembling
• fractionating
• quartering
• dichotomizing
• breaking
• fracturing
• unraveling
• rending
• breaking down
• fragmentating
• trisecting
• rupturing
• insulating
• fragmentizing
• sequestering
• disentangling
• fractionalizing
• cutting off
• secluding
• riving
• disengaging
• untying
• rifting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• linking
• mixing
• joining
• combining
• uniting
• assembling
• connecting
• blending
• unifying
• mingling
• associating
• coupling
• closing
• attaching
• binding
• accumulating
• sticking
• cementing
• fusing
• welding
• knitting
• fastening
• agglutinating

2

as in diverging

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

• separating
• diverging
• parting
• retreating
• spreading
• forking
• branching (out)
• scattering
• distributing
• dispersing
• dissipating
• dispelling
• disbanding
• broadcasting
• sowing
• distancing
• receding
• clearing out
• bestrewing
• breaking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joining
• converging
• meeting
• assembling
• gathering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dividing

Pella is currently dividing her time between helping her fiancé study for the law school admissions test and planning her writer friend Owen’s destination wedding off the coast of Rhode Island. — Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026

Netanyahu goes into the election as both the leading candidate and one of the biggest issues dividing voters. — Matt Bradley, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026

Operating ratio — a measure of efficiency calculated by dividing operating expenses by operating revenue — will be a key metric. — Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026

The area is one of the most notorious traffic headaches in the country, with the mountains dividing the bustling Westside employment hub from the San Fernando Valley. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Having multiple parties with similar target demographics risks dividing the vote, leaving that group with fewer representatives in the Knesset. — Hannah Ridge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026

Meta has a dual-class share structure, dividing the stock into Class A shares with one vote each and Class B shares with 10 votes each. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Outlaw said the work has largely focused on dividing the interior into different spaces while preserving much of its original character. — Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Beginning in 1992, Nagy began dividing his time between New York and New Delhi. — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Oct. 2026