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

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

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

Verb

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

Madrigal will play Dan, James’ divorced best friend whose plans for single life are derailed by James and Jeanie’s impulsive wedding. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026

Noguchi, who passed away in 1988, was generally not pleased when his work was divorced from its original context. — News Desk, Artforum, 27 Aug. 2026

Despite this, the couple divorced their significant others and married each other in November 2017. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Her parents divorced shortly before her second birthday, marking the beginning of her long estrangement from her father. — Imani Sumbi, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

The children were all very close and everyone got along, with their parents remaining amicable even after having divorced, according to Mercer. — David K. Li, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

The two divorced their spouses and began a public relationship. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

With this exploit, the original Quest hardware can now be officially divorced from any reliance on Meta’s servers or services to be useful. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026