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 Anybody can do it once—consistency is what separates good from great players. — Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026 Save to wishlist Grey Area Róhe has a strong offering of tailoring and suiting and I was instantly drawn to these grey separates. — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026 The harder question, which separates leaders from laggards, is how to operationalize the insights that open finance makes available. — Jess Turner, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Babcock separates McDavid and Draisaitl for much of the season at five-on-five, unless Bowman can find a driver from outside the roster. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 That separates the current Crown Center plan from the proposal voters rejected in 2024, which involved replacing and extending a sales tax to help cover the costs of a new Royals stadium in the Crossroads. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026 Lapointe, meanwhile, leans into statement separates with its monochromatic sets, tactile textures, and embellishment. — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026 What separates what Wiseman and Glover are doing from what other astronauts have done is the formality of the service. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026 What separates countries is not the germs themselves but the resources available to tackle them, Deng added. — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

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Perim Island divides the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital trade route situated between Yemen and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa, that links Asia and Europe via the Red Sea and Suez Canal.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Perim Island is a small and rocky area of land that divides the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and to global markets.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of divides

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Soundcore Earbuds Labor Day Weekend Deal The Soundcore Space A40 Earbuds build an invisible wall against the chaos with an adaptive ANC intelligence matrix that actively isolates up to 98% of ambient noise.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026
Kodiak's public technology materials say the company isolates safety-critical functions from external communication ports.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of isolates

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Bryan gets attacked by a dog, who pokes its head through a barn wall…and then the dog’s face splits apart like a flower, with tentacles shooting out.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Established in Ibiza in 2017, De La Vali was created by creative director Jana Sascha, who splits time between London, where the brand is based, and Ibiza, where De La Vali was founded.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of splits

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But where each side diverges is on who was seeking revenge, an act that resulted in the death of an unintended victim — Robinson — instead of Bowman.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Trying to fit Hinduism into Western categories of theisms diverges from the tradition’s diverse history of ideas while mixing internal understandings with European perspectives and categories.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of diverges

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Also a highlight of the four-day fair is the Silmo d’Or competition, which distinguishes 10 companies every year.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
But is a more illuminating idea missing from his account of American sophistication, one that perhaps most neatly distinguishes it from older European kinds?

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026