DIVORCING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of divorcing Her parents ended up divorcing within a year of the diagnosis, and, eventually, the situation at home became too difficult for Price. —

Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026 The two married the following year and eventually would have three children before divorcing in 1975. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 May 2026 The couple married in 1985 and had a son, Bradley Knight, before divorcing in 1989. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 The biggest is Theroux’s overly tanned and idiotic tech billionaire Benji Barnes, who is dating Emily (Emily Blunt) after recently divorcing his cool wife Sasha Barnes (Lucy Liu) and leaving her with billions. —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 May 2026

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Storm forecasts on the horizon Hundreds or even thousands of shooting stars may be seen burning through Earth's skies each hour during one of these intense meteor storm events, though the distance separating micrometeoroids in space would still likely be measured on the order of miles.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 June 2026
Every month, the site drops new fashion finds, but for the untrained eye, separating the newness from the nostalgia is no small feat.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 6 June 2026