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

With popularity dating back to the 1950s, open-concept layouts are floor plans that intentionally don’t have any dividing walls between rooms to create one large space. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026

The case has become a national cultural fixation and a social media spectacle, gripping and dividing spectators well beyond the Massachusetts courtroom where the 36-year-old mother is charged with killing her three young children. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, modern pop songs often have long lists of songwriters, dividing the already slim profits even further. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

The district also proposes closing Flatirons Elementary and dividing its attendance area between Whittier and Foothill elementary schools. — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Experts, however, say the vaccine is safe and effective, and research indicates dividing it into multiple shots has no health benefit. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Of course, there are different genres, and dividing into different genres is OK. — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

According to Howe and Janney, here are the top pros and cons of dividing your perennials in the fall. — The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026

For easier replanting, discard the woody central clump of the plant before dividing. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026