Synonyms of separated

separated 1 of 2

adjective

as in divorced

Related Words

• divorced
• unpaired
• marriageable
• unmarried
• unattached
• unwed
• single
• fancy-free
• footloose

Dissimilar Words

• attached
• married
• wedded
• paired
• engaged
• mated
• pledged
• committed
• hitched
• espoused
• promised
• betrothed
• remarried
• affianced

separated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of separate

1

as in divided

to set or force apart

we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• divided
• split
• disconnected
• severed
• divorced
• resolved
• isolated
• parted
• dissociated
• disassociated
• sundered
• pulled
• disjoined
• detached
• subdivided
• disunited
• decoupled
• uncoupled
• decomposed
• disjointed
• dissected
• dissevered
• ramified
• broke up
• dissolved
• unlinked
• partitioned
• cleaved
• disintegrated
• fragmented
• unyoked
• segregated
• disassembled
• segmented
• bifurcated
• ripped
• fractionated
• bisected
• tore
• fractured
• quartered
• halved
• broke down
• dichotomized
• broke
• ruptured
• insulated
• fragmentated
• unraveled
• cut off
• fragmentized
• sequestered
• fractionalized
• secluded
• disentangled
• rent
• trisected
• disengaged
• untied
• rifted
• rived

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• united
• linked
• joined
• combined
• unified
• associated
• mixed
• connected
• assembled
• blended
• mingled
• coupled
• attached
• bound
• closed
• welded
• accumulated
• fused
• stuck
• fastened
• cemented
• agglutinated
• knit

2

as in parted

to go or move in different directions from a central point

the searchers separated in order to cover more ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parted
• divided
• diverged
• retreated
• scattered
• forked
• branched (out)
• spread
• dispersed
• distributed
• disbanded
• dissipated
• dispelled
• broadcast
• distanced
• cleared out
• sowed
• receded
• bestrewed
• broke up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joined
• met
• converged
• assembled
• gathered

3

as in classified

to arrange or assign according to type

separate the students by reading ability

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classified
• ranked
• grouped
• relegated
• distinguished
• distributed
• placed
• sorted
• categorized
• typed
• graded
• classed
• identified
• organized
• listed
• filed
• compartmentalized
• digested
• recognized
• ranged
• codified
• pegged
• assorted
• compartmented
• referred
• ordered
• broke down
• disposed
• alphabetized
• cataloged
• culled
• indexed
• arrayed
• systematized
• shelved
• drew up
• marshaled
• clumped
• pigeonholed
• clustered
• regrouped
• sifted
• sieved
• reclassified
• winnowed
• screened
• set
• subcategorized
• colligated
• recategorized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confused
• lumped
• scrambled
• jumbled
• mixed (up)
• disarranged
• misclassified
• missorted
• mistyped

4

as in isolated

to set or keep apart from others

separated the injured calf from the herd

Synonyms & Similar Words

• isolated
• segregated
• removed
• insulated
• restrained
• cut off
• sequestered
• secluded
• confined
• quarantined
• kept
• detached
• restricted
• incarcerated
• held
• jailed
• interned
• locked (up)
• abstracted
• disengaged
• detained
• immured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• integrated
• connected
• associated
• united
• joined
• linked
• reintegrated
• assimilated
• desegregated
• released
• discharged
• freed
• liberated
• loosed

5

as in differentiated

to understand or point out the difference in

trying to separate science from religion on one specific point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• differentiated
• distinguished
• discriminated
• discerned
• differenced
• divided
• secerned
• understood
• severed
• contradistinguished
• knew
• comprehended
• demarcated
• set off
• parted
• marked (off)
• grasped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confused
• mixed (up)
• mingled
• confounded
• mistook
• lumped (together)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of separated

Adjective

Black Pride Colorado Organizers say the world feels so separated, and pride will be used to keep everyone together. — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 11 June 2026

The separated explants, though, got busy dismantling parts of themselves that were no longer useful. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026

Connor Bedard completed a career-best season despite missing time because of a separated shoulder, and Louis Crevier rose to the top defensive pair. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026

Tommy Flanagan served as another ally to Maximus and Lucilla as Cicero, who facilitated communication between the separated lovers. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026

Whereas within cool-guy culture, things are a little bit more separated. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026

He got separated, then un-separated, then his wife gave birth during a car crash, then his wife blew up. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026

In actuality, washing rice removes excess starch, dust, and debris to ultimately help the grains to be more separated and fluffy, rather than sticky. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026

Finally, Rotterdam’s Youth Jury Award went to Ah Girl by Ang Geck Geck Priscilla, about a young girl caught in a war between her separated parents. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026

Verb

Some of the first reports indicated that Adebayo threw a punch at Herro’s head before the two were separated, but some league sources have indicated that initial portrayals of the fight were overblown. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

The couple married in Hanoi and lived together for nine years before she and Shimizu were separated. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Having an American spouse was hardly a guarantee of financial solvency, a landlord told her, because couples separated by deportation frequently got divorced. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

There will be two 15-minute periods (plus stoppage time) separated by a short break. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026

During the 1950s, the Catholic Church in Belgium separated thousands of newborns from their unwed mothers and put them up for adoption, often without the mothers' consent. — Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 12 July 2026

Others state that politics and sports should be separated, as the athletes are not responsible for the actions of their governments. — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Fifteen players were separated by three shots, a group that did not include Rory McIlroy. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

Faster clinical brain imaging The new design removes one of the biggest bottlenecks in conventional computer architecture, where memory and processors are physically separated. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026