Synonyms of separates

separates

verb

present tense third-person singular of separate

1

as in divides

to set or force apart

we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• divides
• splits
• disconnects
• severs
• resolves
• dissociates
• isolates
• detaches
• parts
• pulls
• disassociates
• decouples
• sunders
• dissects
• uncouples
• ramifies
• subdivides
• divorces
• unlinks
• decomposes
• disunites
• disjoins
• cleaves
• dissolves
• disjoints
• breaks up
• bifurcates
• disintegrates
• dissevers
• segregates
• unyokes
• bisects
• fragments
• segments
• rips
• halves
• disassembles
• fractionates
• partitions
• quarters
• insulates
• unravels
• breaks
• breaks down
• tears
• dichotomizes
• rends
• secludes
• fragmentizes
• ruptures
• fractures
• trisects
• disengages
• fragmentates
• sequesters
• disentangles
• unties
• fractionalizes
• cuts off
• rifts
• rives

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unites
• joins
• unifies
• combines
• links
• connects
• mixes
• blends
• associates
• assembles
• couples
• binds
• mingles
• closes
• attaches
• accumulates
• sticks
• fastens
• fuses
• cements
• welds
• knits
• agglutinates

2

as in parts

to go or move in different directions from a central point

the searchers separated in order to cover more ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parts
• divides
• diverges
• branches (out)
• retreats
• spreads
• forks
• scatters
• disperses
• dissipates
• dispels
• distributes
• disbands
• recedes
• broadcasts
• sows
• clears out
• distances
• bestrews
• breaks up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joins
• converges
• meets
• gathers
• assembles

3

as in classifies

to arrange or assign according to type

separate the students by reading ability

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classifies
• distinguishes
• ranks
• relegates
• types
• groups
• distributes
• sorts
• categorizes
• grades
• identifies
• organizes
• classes
• codifies
• lists
• recognizes
• places
• ranges
• digests
• compartmentalizes
• files
• refers
• pegs
• compartments
• breaks down
• assorts
• disposes
• orders
• systematizes
• indexes
• culls
• alphabetizes
• catalogs
• shelves
• sifts
• winnows
• clumps
• draws up
• marshals
• arrays
• regroups
• reclassifies
• pigeonholes
• sets
• clusters
• screens
• sieves
• colligates
• subcategorizes
• recategorizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confuses
• scrambles
• mixes (up)
• jumbles
• lumps
• disarranges
• misclassifies
• missorts
• mistypes

4

as in isolates

to set or keep apart from others

separated the injured calf from the herd

Synonyms & Similar Words

• isolates
• segregates
• removes
• insulates
• restrains
• cuts off
• secludes
• confines
• keeps
• detaches
• sequesters
• restricts
• holds
• quarantines
• disengages
• locks (up)
• incarcerates
• detains
• interns
• abstracts
• immures
• jails

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• integrates
• connects
• unites
• joins
• associates
• links
• assimilates
• reintegrates
• desegregates
• liberates
• frees
• releases
• discharges
• looses

5

as in differentiates

to understand or point out the difference in

trying to separate science from religion on one specific point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• differentiates
• distinguishes
• discriminates
• differences
• discerns
• secerns
• divides
• understands
• knows
• comprehends
• demarcates
• severs
• contradistinguishes
• grasps
• sets off
• parts
• marks (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confuses
• mistakes
• mixes (up)
• confounds
• mingles
• lumps (together)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of separates

The Day-One Problem When a business unit separates from its parent, the strategy, customer relationships and distribution channels go with it. — Sami Nomair, Forbes.com, 5 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

Gifting the roses to holy shrines, images or basilicas separates them from any suggestion of political and religious alliance or favoritism. — Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Alcott, Bekker, and their colleagues got around that limitation with a new technique that separates phosphorus according to the type of mineral it is bound to. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026

That production focus separates the project from a purely materials-development effort. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

The language surrounding an actual injury tends to be very different from the anticipation of being stabbed – AI should be expected to construct a box for pain that separates it from fear. — New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026

Silk twill introduced a shiny counterpoint in flowy frocks and separates, with their hues spanning from blush to charming mint green and emerald contributing to their glowing appeal. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

As a safety feature, a curb median separates the eastbound and westbound travel lanes. — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026