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

Dakota Fanning stars as Wendy, a construction worker in Anchorage, Alaska, whose relationship with Jack (Jake Johnson), a money manager and the divorced father of two young children, hits an odd obstacle. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Horrigan plays Alex, a divorced 50-year-old literary agent with a son, Ruari (Aran Murphy), who has failed to launch. — David Faris, TheWeek, 3 Sep. 2026

Norwegians are unmarried, divorced, families, and old couples. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

The divorced father of three appears to be going full steam ahead into a career in catwalking these days. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

They are forced to confront their indecision about becoming parents when their divorced friend (Kate Berlant) and her daughter move in with them. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

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

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

Verb

Patrick and Lindsay Clancy divorced after the children were killed. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Her parents divorced in 1944, leaving the young Steinem to care for her mother, who struggled with mental illness. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

From the age of 11, after her parents divorced and her older sister Susanne left home, Gloria often cared for her mom. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Jovanna says that around the time Daniel and her aunt were getting divorced, Bianca and Daniel hit it off. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

In 1944 her parents divorced, and 10-year-old Gloria was left to take care of her mother, a once-promising journalist who struggled to combine her work with running a household and who eventually suffered a nervous breakdown. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

The couple had two additional children together, daughter Haven Garner and son Hayes Alba, and divorced in 2026. — Mariah Alanskas, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Ultimately both Arliss and Paul Tramp, who divorced, suggest looking for someone who already likes hunting, or at least the outdoors. — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 2 Sep. 2026

Mica and John-Paul subsequently divorced their respective spouses and were legally married in November 2017. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026