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

State media has reported cases of officials divorcing to conceal the proceeds of crime. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Chad and Katie, who married in 2011, separated in 2023 and tried reconciling before divorcing in 2025, The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press reported. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

The two-time Oscar winner played Miranda, who was divorcing Robin Williams’ Daniel in the 1993 comedy. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

Some schools offer group therapy programs for children of separating or divorcing parents. — Patricia Fersch, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

The former couple tied the knot in 2004 before divorcing in 2009. — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Affleck and the 13 Going on 30 star were married for over a decade before divorcing in 2018. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 17 July 2026

The disappointment did not stop Mary Kay from marrying the manager, who was also her boss, in 1946, the year after divorcing her first husband. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

Country music star Jelly Roll and podcaster Bunnie Xo are supportive of their future romantic pursuits after divorcing. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 July 2026