SEPARATELY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

separately

adverb

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 Or will the couple opt to arrive separately this year and enjoy solo moments in the spotlight? —

Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026 Another Szabo associate was charged separately in Florida. —

ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026 Both moved separately to Tennessee; Storms announced her move in July 2025. —

Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026 Ashby said the bill’s primary change would require jurisdictions to make spending decisions together rather than separately. —

Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for separately

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The set in the sequence was fully hand built, made from hundreds of modular tiles, each one individually constructed with its own materials, textures and references.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 May 2026
Instead of buying items individually, shoppers can bundle bestsellers and save up to 30%.

— Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026