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

The risk appears when new stores begin dividing existing demand rather than creating it. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Across the globe, populist leaders and fundamentalist factions attempt to consolidate power by dividing populations and silencing dissent. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 July 2026

But the race has become contentious over the use of artificial intelligence, dividing the district's loyal GOP base. — Terry Collins, USA Today, 20 July 2026

The same science applies to dividing perennials to create more plants. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 July 2026

Chemotherapy and radiation bring unintentional casualties, killing both good and bad fast-dividing cells. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

The project will be completed in two phases, dividing the corridor at 65th Street. — Madison Smalstig july 16, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

When making a classic mirepoix with onions, carrots, and celery, Malivert recommends using onions for half of the mixture, then dividing the other half between carrots and celery. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 16 July 2026

In the move, a company will restructure, dividing itself into two or more distinct entities, and then transfer valuable assets to one entity, leaving the other with substantial liabilities. — Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026