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

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

Garner and Affleck were married for over a decade before divorcing in 2018. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

Gilbert and Williams were together for ten years, marrying in 2016 and divorcing in 2017. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026

Without a prenuptial agreement, divorcing spouses can take different approaches to valuation. — Lisa Zeiderman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Right now there’s a lot of talk about divorcing your parents going around. — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Cruise and Kidman met around the time of the film and married in 1990 before divorcing in 2001. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026