DIVORCEMENT Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

divorcement

noun

Definition of divorcement

as in severance

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Noun

Lamba said the company took a $425 million restructuring charge in the third quarter; about half was tied to severance payments, while the remainder was largely tied to addressing Lincare.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026
Adding a wrinkle to the immediate future of LIV was a report by The Athletic that Johnson was among more than 10 players seeking severance deals from PIF worth more than $100 million in contract payments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of severance

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Although terms of the separation are confidential, there was a pending judgment of divorce that needed approval from the New York County Supreme Court as of Wednesday, according to People.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
The hotel kitchen partners with Taka Taka Solutions for waste separation and composting.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of separation

Noun

In our conversations, Zvyagintsev maintained a certain detachment from the controversy.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Although the process currently operates only at a lab scale, understanding the mechanics of direct silver detachment could provide a practical solution for green industrial recycling.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of detachment

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But Lloyd, who had long struggled with mental health issues, was also suffering from drug addiction, and conflicts with Verlaine led to the band’s breakup.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Timberlake didn’t elaborate who the friend was but added that the friend was going through their own breakup, and that the track was modeled after Timberlake’s own public split.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of breakup

Noun

Rather than suggesting an overarching vision of the artist’s corpus and context, a dissolution into timeless simultaneity prevails.

— Nicole Kaack, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026
His departure, alongside that of Benny Gantz, effectively ended the national unity arrangement and precipitated the dissolution of the war cabinet.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of dissolution

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