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 velocity at time t = 1 could therefore be calculated by dividing the distance traveled between t = 1 and t = 1 + dt, written as s(1 + dt) – s(1), by the time interval dt. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2026

Suggest a specific adjustment, such as changing the timing or dividing the responsibility differently. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026

Jeffries' support for Israel has emerged as one of the issues dividing him from parts of the Democratic Party's progressive wing. — Steve Mollman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026

Even physically dividing the Drive into express and local lanes like a suburban highway will only aggravate the problem for those trying to get across. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026

Plans to redesign two streets in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, to accommodate bike boulevards are dividing residents, with opponents raising concerns about access to public transportation and supporters arguing the changes could improve street safety. — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

The district approved its transition from at-large elections to a trustee-area system in 2024, dividing the five-member board into geographic areas. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Under this concept, armed forces aim to coordinate multiple VICTOR drones into autonomous swarms capable of dividing surveillance, reconnaissance, and transport missions in real time. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

James, always an exacting rhythmic engineer, was now dividing the beat into fragments tiny enough to push at the very edge of rhythm itself. — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026