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 That description lines up with what NYPA spokesperson Alex Chiaravalle told me separately. — Petala Ironcloud, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 2026 Disabled children would also be taught separately under the plans. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026 That setup, in which the land is owned separately from the home, makes the home ineligible for a traditional mortgage and disincentivizes residents from making major investments and fixing problems like insulation. — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026 The allegations in the federal indictment mirror those brought by Minnesota officials, who have separately charged Castro with assault and false reporting of a crime related to the nonfatal shooting of Sosa-Celis. — Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for separately

Recent Examples of Synonyms for separately

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Fix compared it to the Apollo mission, in which NASA corralled 20,000 companies and universities to make millions of parts to build a rocket none of them could have launched individually.

— Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
But Pattinson’s is only one turn within a stellar cast who individually deliver some career-best screen work.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of individually

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Erin Mandzik, senior director of corporate communications for FAT Brands, Round Table Pizza’s parent company, told The Fresno Bee that the restaurant was independently owned and operated.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
The idea relied on superradiance, a phenomenon in which many particles emit radiation collectively rather than independently.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026