FRACTIONATED Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in divided

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verb

past tense of fractionate

as in subdivided

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Recent Examples of fractionated

Adjective

To convey those sensory elements, the perfume house began by marrying cherry and davana, then leaned into fractionated patchouli oil and relied on black violet notes for their depth. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026

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Adjective

The former Republican governor of Massachusetts was hired in 2023 to succeed Mark Emmert, bringing to the job something the NCAA had come to value even more than knowledge of college athletics—experience navigating a divided government.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Democrats remain divided over whether to reform ICE or to abolish it.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of divided

Verb

Near the end of the first century AD, in the highlands of northern Spain, the Roman governor, philosopher, and naturalist Pliny the Elder watched as mining cleaved a landscape.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
District 8 was cleaved from parts of Districts 1 and 4 and includes Hunter’s Creek, Lake Nona, Moss Park, Williamsburg and Wyndham Lakes.

— Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of cleaved

Verb

Holmes is no stranger to having her life and her persona as a supposedly brilliant female tech wunderkind dissected by others.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
Most of that gap came via the right arm of sophomore quarterback Ford Green, who dissected the Chargers, completing 14 of 18 passes for 257 yards and four touchdowns.

— Joel Beers, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of dissected

Verb

The new stops designed to accommodate bikes and buses are about five inches off the ground and separated from the road by a curb.

— Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
At temperate northern latitudes, consecutive moonrises around Harvest Moon can therefore be separated by much less than the usual 50 minutes, and at some northern locations by only a few minutes.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of separated

Verb

The impasse dates back to summer 2023, when the City Council bifurcated the new collective bargaining agreement with the FOP.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
The screen is sometimes bifurcated between Carter’s livestream, which itself gets clogged with fan comments and emojis, and people watching it in Japan.

— William Earl, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bifurcated

Verb

This tadpole-like object is a clump of denser nebulosity that hasn't been completely photo-dissociated by the Trifid's radiation field yet.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Out the bottom, hypoaroused, includes being disengaged, numb, frozen, apathetic or even dissociated.

— Dr. Joel M. Rothaizer, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of dissociated

Verb

He was sent to the institution after Kate and Jon divorced in 2009, and then moved in with Jon, 49, who was later awarded custody of him.

— Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
The couple, who married in 2005 and divorced 13 years later, share children Violet, Fin, and Samuel.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

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