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

In film, Barrie landed her first leading role in 1964’s groundbreaking One Potato, Two Potato, portraying a divorced woman who marries a Black man and in so doing risks losing custody of her child. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

During the ordeal, Del Mar started a group called Fathers Helping Fathers, which advocated for unwed or divorced fathers seeking legal advice on custody. — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

The series followed two divorced, childhood friends who decide to combine households and raise their children together in New York City. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

But not long after filming ended, around the time of the 2025 wildfires, the couple divorced. — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Wagner was married to Wood from 1957 to 1962, when the two divorced. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2026

Millions of seniors in the United States are single, divorced or widowed and have no children. — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

Christine and Vic are still married as of October 2026, but the other six couples have all divorced or split. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Oct. 2026

The discussions focused on how the church can support couples and families a decade on from a major document issued by Pope Francis, which opened the possibility of divorced and remarried Catholics being able to receive communion. — Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Verb

His oldest sister, Ora, was recently divorced with three kids of her own but took in McKinney and his sister. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Coleman, who lives in Cyprus, did not grow up in the same home as Hubbard, who was divorced from Coleman's mother. — Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

While Barrymore and Kopelman divorced in 2016, her friendship with Diaz has remained strong. — Mariah Alanskas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2026

Finally, Louise herself, who had since left the region and was now twice divorced, returned to advocate for the historical importance of her old home, which never did receive official landmark status, locally or otherwise. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Passmore plays David, a divorced, broke, and unraveling father who sets out for California with his oldest son, William (Nagy), on a two-thousand-mile drive. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

The sextuplets had just turned 5 when their parents divorced, and their older twin siblings were 9. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026

His parents divorced in 2009 and the show was rebranded as Kate Plus Eight, focusing on Kate as a single mother. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Luna implores Yue, recently divorced, not to get stuck in a holding pattern, either in her career or her relationships — but Luna, too, needs to make some changes. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026