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

In this tense, uneasy landscape, a separated couple, Natalie and Asher, reunite to take their child, Logan, on a trip to tour colleges in both territories. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Held at Henry and Stacey Winkler‘s home, the event highlighted the organization co-founded by Reinis, which focuses on separated families in border cities. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026

This is because pre-shredded varieties contain anti-caking agents and preservatives, which help the shreds stay separated but also affect the cheese’s flavor and texture. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

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

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

Verb

And then around ’98, when William made this decision that fractured the community forever, the well-meaning adults separated the genders. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

This means that Cumberland in Western Maryland and Salisbury on the Eastern Shore — separated by the Chesapeake Bay and nearly the entire width of the state — could one day end up represented by the same member of Congress. — Colin Pascal, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Urker and Gypsy Rose Blanchard got engaged in 2018 while she was incarcerated, but later separated. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Cash should be separated by assignment, and decisions should be based on a rolling forecast, not the current bank balance. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Tiggy started nannying for the royal family in 1993, shortly after then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana separated. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2026

This is to say that the deep structure of Shift cannot be separated from the implications of permanent decline. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Much of what actually happened in Garelick’s real life made it into the film, including him and Zion getting separated by the food trucks and porta-potties (though in real life he was found after only 20 minutes). — Miki Hellerbach, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

The Cubs had a one-run lead over the Miami Marlins, and the final frame was all that separated them from a clinching playoff berth and a champagne celebration that Zeferjahn had seen numerous times on TV growing up. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026