Synonyms of divorced

divorced 1 of 2

adjective

as in separated

Related Words

• separated
• marriageable
• unmarried
• unpaired
• unwed
• unattached
• fancy-free
• footloose
• single

Dissimilar Words

• married
• attached
• wedded
• engaged
• paired
• mated
• pledged
• committed
• espoused
• hitched
• betrothed
• remarried
• promised
• affianced

divorced

2 of 2

verb

past tense of divorce

as in divided

to set or force apart

in your head you need to divorce your wishes and fantasies from the realities of the world as it is

Synonyms & Similar Words

• separated
• divided
• split
• disconnected
• severed
• resolved
• disassociated
• dissociated
• isolated
• detached
• decoupled
• uncoupled
• sundered
• parted
• disunited
• disjoined
• pulled
• subdivided
• decomposed
• disjointed
• dissevered
• broke up
• ramified
• dissected
• dissolved
• disintegrated
• unlinked
• unyoked
• fragmented
• partitioned
• cleaved
• disassembled
• bifurcated
• fractured
• fractionated
• ripped
• broke down
• segregated
• bisected
• halved
• rent
• tore
• ruptured
• fragmentized
• dichotomized
• quartered
• broke
• cut off
• segmented
• disengaged
• fragmentated
• sequestered
• insulated
• fractionalized
• unraveled
• disentangled
• rifted
• secluded
• trisected
• untied
• rived

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joined
• united
• combined
• linked
• unified
• mixed
• associated
• blended
• connected
• assembled
• mingled
• coupled
• attached
• bound
• closed
• welded
• stuck
• accumulated
• fused
• cemented
• fastened
• knit
• agglutinated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of divorced

Adjective

Ana Mahony, a finance veteran, founded Addition Wealth after struggling to help her divorced mother manage finances, highlighting a gap in accessible personalized guidance. — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The one-hour psychological horror thriller follows Rose (Balfe), a relentless documentary filmmaker and recently divorced mother, brilliant at uncovering others’ truths but struggling to resolve her own. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

Special rules apply to adopted, kidnapped, or foster children; those who were born and died in the same year; and children of divorced or separated parents. — Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

Women competing in the Miss Supranational pageant must be between the ages of 18 and 32, and the competition is open to single women, mothers and divorced candidates, though all contestants must be currently unmarried. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

The divorced couple has also been involved in a bitter custody battle over their 2-year-old daughter. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2026

Peter Parker is like a kid with divorced parents who’s been forced to split his time between mom and dad. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

Our divorced mom apparently stole and kept some of my childhood journals. — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 27 July 2026

As a kid in Southern California, Maddox lived in separate homes with her divorced parents, with Arguelles cultivating her love for the arts. — Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 22 July 2026

Verb

Although the star lives on his own, Foxx revealed that his mom and dad, who happen to be divorced, moved in with him. — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

But the Salvatos divorced in 1986, and Antonia eventually turned her energy to Millbrook, buying up old buildings to restore, including the town’s newspaper office. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026

The Shooter alum married Witherspoon in 1999, and the couple divorced nearly a decade later. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 13 Aug. 2026

Lindsay and Patrick Clancy were married at the time of their children's deaths, but have since divorced. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

In September 2023, Grande and real estate agent Dalton Gomez initiated divorce proceedings following a months-long separation, while Slater divorced wife Lilly Jay in July 2023. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Well, there’s municipal signage very prominently in the movie that says you cannot get divorced unless you were married for one year, plus one day. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

After Bernadette’s death, Vander Meer was married and divorced three times, according to Clark County records. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Miller and Emily Moreno married in 2022, divorced last year and the allegations of physical abuse were first made public in a series of news articles earlier this year. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026