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

Other than dividing some spaces into several smaller auditoriums, the original theater has largely been kept the same since 1927. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026

What’s dividing fans is Julian Casablancas’ insistence on using Autotune, as many prefer his raw vocals. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Each person had a small whiteboard and marker, dividing the word up into syllables and adding symbols that showed how to pronounce certain vowels and letters. — Lina Ruiz september 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

Fall is ideal for dividing spring and summer bloomers, while spring suits fall-blooming plants. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026

With three points, three cuts can be made, thus dividing the surface into four. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

In its place arose far-right movements in Western Europe and North America dedicated to dividing the world into racial and cultural blocs, divisions often defended in the language of the struggle against terrorism and Islam. — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

These form a special kind of set called a number field, because adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing rationals (except for dividing by zero) yields a number that is also in the set. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026

The freeway had been closed between Hazel Avenue and Sunrise Boulevard as investigators processed the shooting scene on the freeway dividing Rancho Cordova and Gold River. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026