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 Visibility separates data that can strengthen an AI workflow from data that has no business being there. — Nick Burling, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Action Emergency Management, who is working with the building inspector and fire officials, says a firewall separates the two structures, so residents who live on the left side do not have to evacuate. — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Since then, the implementation of vacuum distillation — which separates alcohol and other compounds from wine — has allowed for better preservation of the original character. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026 Her fashion choices are just as much a part of the package, with a wardrobe of sparkling, barely-there separates and statement boots complementing her signature bright pink hair. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2026 This distinction is what separates mere management from true leadership. — Stephanie Kramer, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 Editor-in-Chief Brent Lang for a conversation about the search for hits and what separates the truly special projects. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 The deal covers suits, suit separates, sport coats, vests, dress pants, tuxedos, overcoats and raincoats. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Figuring out how to plan weekly meals without a full kitchen is what separates a semester fueled by vending machine potato chips from one where your brain actually works in class. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

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Education level divides Americans as well — just 47 percent of Americans without four-year degrees reported believing that science benefits most people, compared to 71 percent of college grads.

— Nicholas Florko, STAT, 10 Oct. 2026
Each cell type is characterized by particular gene-expression settings, which are inherited when a cell divides.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

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The Cook Political Report currently classifies only 22 House campaigns and only seven Senate campaigns as toss-ups, where either the Democrat or the Republican has a genuine chance of winning.

— Julio Borquez, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Its proprietary platform, Blackbird, reads the documents submitted with an insurance application, classifies the risk and calculates a technical price.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of classifies

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Rather than chart her full life, the Hindi-language film, starring Sneha Kumari in the title role, isolates a single 48-hour standoff in which 2,000 armed police and paramilitary personnel surrounded a village to capture her, then 17 years old.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
The camera isolates everyone’s hands, the plating, and the micro-adjustments.

— Henry Metz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of isolates

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After a competition win, Fujino remarks that her dream was to see her manga animated, a comment that temporarily splits the two central characters.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Wavecamper Wavecamper completes the driver's side construction with a removable table that splits the slide-adjustable rear seats and swivel front seats and a roof-high rear wardrobe for storage.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of splits

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Where Ayaneo’s remake really diverges from the original is with eight additional buttons including X and Y action buttons plus four extra shoulder buttons on the top edge.

— Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026
That diverges significantly from other perpetual futures products offered internationally.

— Davis Giangiulio,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of diverges

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The law distinguishes that from being physically helpless or incapacitated by drugs administered without consent.

— Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026
But in typical Davies fashion, the five-hour miniseries distinguishes itself for tackling its subject so head on and with such varied and visceral feeling, as manifested especially by Cumming and David Morrissey as a pair of feuding neighbors.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026