SEPARATELY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

separately

adverb

Definition of separately

as in individually

not together with someone or something else The software is sold separately from the hardware. Store the raw meat separately so it doesn't contaminate the other food. The professor met with each student separately.

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Recent Examples of separately Their governments are separately conducting bilateral talks on AI safety, an acknowledgment that geopolitical rivals sometimes find problems worth managing together. — Wendy R. Anderson, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2026 Protection laws vary by country – for instance, a breeder in Japan who wants to prevent their unique variety from being copied in China or South Korea would need to apply for protection separately in those countries. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 When a family combines two side-by-side units, the city may still list them both separately, and a New Yorker renovating their apartment may temporarily live elsewhere. — Michael Wolfe, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026 The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office will separately review the shooting to determine whether the deputies’ use of deadly force complied with the law. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for separately

Recent Examples of Synonyms for separately

Adverb

Although the pair walked the red carpet individually, they were pictured holding hands and posing in a sweet embrace inside the event.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
For strategic answers, ask what the system would need to know before its advice could reasonably apply to you individually.

— Leo S. Lo, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of individually

Adverb

But Fox News Digital has not independently verified that the more ambitious provision in the roadmap — manufacturing Russian aircraft components inside Iran — was implemented.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
But the shareholders suing Fox are challenging whether Nasser was acting truly independently.

— Maddy Lauria, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026