Synonyms of divorcing

divorcing

verb

present participle of divorce

as in separating

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

• separating
• dividing
• splitting
• disconnecting
• resolving
• severing
• dissociating
• disassociating
• parting
• detaching
• decoupling
• isolating
• uncoupling
• pulling
• sundering
• decomposing
• disuniting
• subdividing
• dissecting
• dissolving
• ramifying
• disjoining
• unyoking
• disintegrating
• unlinking
• breaking up
• dissevering
• fragmenting
• disjointing
• cleaving
• tearing
• disassembling
• partitioning
• ripping
• segregating
• halving
• fracturing
• bifurcating
• fractionating
• segmenting
• bisecting
• breaking
• quartering
• rupturing
• dichotomizing
• rending
• breaking down
• fragmentizing
• trisecting
• sequestering
• unraveling
• fragmentating
• disentangling
• insulating
• disengaging
• fractionalizing
• secluding
• cutting off
• riving
• untying
• rifting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joining
• mixing
• linking
• combining
• uniting
• blending
• connecting
• assembling
• coupling
• mingling
• associating
• unifying
• closing
• binding
• attaching
• sticking
• accumulating
• cementing
• welding
• fusing
• knitting
• fastening
• agglutinating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of divorcing

The former couple, who lived in Detroit, Michigan, performed together as a folk duo before divorcing in 1967. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Bonet and Kravitz wed in 1987 after a whirlwind romance, and had a daughter, actress Zoë Kravitz, before divorcing in 1993. — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2026

The couple landed in Detroit, but Joni moved to New York City in 1967 after divorcing. — Deborah Day, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Bronwyn Newport is in the middle of divorcing her husband Todd Bradley. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

Since divorcing Jeff Bezos, billionaire Mackenzie Scott has mostly made headlines due to her charitable contributions. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2026

Williams has never directly confirmed that; in fact, she’s discussed feeling uncomfortable performing the song after divorcing the New Found Glory guitarist in 2017. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026

The couple welcomed a daughter, Sophia, before divorcing in 2000. — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

Early internet speculation interprets this as a message to Game of Thrones actor Sophie Turner, who lived in Swift’s Tribeca apartment in September 2023 as Turner was divorcing singer Joe Jonas. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026