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 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

There’s no chance of dividing the Apple, and only one goddess can win the prize—so Hera and Athena are furious that Aphrodite is given this glory, and the Trojan War ensues. — Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

The trial has generated intense interest for more than a month, deeply dividing the public and drawing attention to issues around maternal mental health after childbirth. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

This incident continued to come up all season, dividing the group and inflaming the relationship between the Bookos and married couple Janet and Jason Caperna. — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

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