SEPARATES Synonyms: 202 Similar and Opposite Words

separates

verb

present tense third-person singular of separate

as in divides

to set or force apart we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight

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as in parts

to go or move in different directions from a central point the searchers separated in order to cover more ground

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as in classifies

to arrange or assign according to type separate the students by reading ability

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as in isolates

to set or keep apart from others separated the injured calf from the herd

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as in differentiates

to understand or point out the difference in trying to separate science from religion on one specific point

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Recent Examples of separates Two college students in June were reportedly also trapped in the keyhole at Panther State Beach, an opening in the rock that separates it from Yellow Bank Beach. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026 The project will involve building a flyover bridge to better connect the two areas over existing train tracks in an industrial area that separates them. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026 This separates two wiring networks that traditionally competed for space above the transistors. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026 Because barely half a mile separates the two objects, astronomers are curious to see how much of Didymos’ features come from debris impacts. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2026 The platform separates its application layer from individual large language models (LLMs), allowing organizations to work with different underlying models without rebuilding their entire technology infrastructure. — Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026 The leather chain separates from the meat chain early and runs through more hands, weakening the link between the tannery and the farm. — Maria Brozman, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026 Learning to read that data is what separates guessing from strategy. — Tonia Ryan, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026 In addition, the granite counter ends in a peninsula that separates the kitchen from the informal eating area and seats four people comfortably. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

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From there, they’re eased gently into a bagel machine that divides the dough into rings.

— HubSpot, HubSpot, 30 Oct. 2026
The collapse of institutional rivalry The separation of powers divides authority among the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government to prevent too much power from becoming concentrated in any one place.

— Stephanie A, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of divides

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For American buyers, the federal government classifies three-wheelers as motorcycles.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
The professional and business services sector, as the agency classifies it, gained 70,000 jobs, blowing past its average monthly gain of 15,000 over the past year.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of classifies

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It was also concluded that the nature of the production, which isolates contestants from friends and family while filming, could cause cast member to make poor choices.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026
Because his decision to conceal the incident with the bat isolates him from his wife.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of isolates

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One thing that differentiates Netflix from its competitors is its wealth of international content.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026
What differentiates this unsparing epic from the scores of other stories about the Greatest Generation, however, is that some of its characters are good at football.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of differentiates

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On one side of this debate is economist Gabriel Zucman, a leading advocate for taxing the superrich who splits his time between UC Berkeley and the Paris School of Economics.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Fifty-seven percent favor maintaining diplomatic relations, and the community splits 50% to 48% on whether there should be unrestricted travel to Cuba for all Americans.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of splits

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But Dooley, who founded the website AI-Empowered Mom to reduce parents’ mental load through AI, distinguishes passive, isolated screen use from productive or interactive uses.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
What distinguishes the formulas are the stabilizing proteins packaged with the toxin.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026