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

The park is physically close to Yankee Stadium, separated by just a stoplight from the main entrance. — Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

The noun developed later for something removed or separated—hence a narrow strip of land, cloth, or material. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

To measure the nutrients in whey permeate, the solids have to be separated from the water. — Idaho Statesman, 17 Aug. 2026

Second will start 10 points ahead of third, and the remaining 14 spots will be separated by five-point increments. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

But the new executive order advises that the MMR be separated into three individual shots — a dramatic change that goes against broad scientific consensus and a suggestion that could raise doubts. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Medics treat heat stroke and other ailments from trailers while an announcer calls out an endless stream of names of people separated from their families. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

His Line of Fire character, Mike Hollingsworth, is a father and husband, though he and his wife Jane (Davis) are currently separated. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, he is separated from his wife, who now lives with their two children at her father’s place. — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026