Synonyms of separating

separating

verb

present participle of separate

1

as in dividing

to set or force apart

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dividing
• splitting
• disconnecting
• severing
• resolving
• isolating
• divorcing
• pulling
• parting
• detaching
• dissociating
• disassociating
• decoupling
• dissecting
• sundering
• subdividing
• uncoupling
• ramifying
• decomposing
• disuniting
• disjointing
• disjoining
• dissolving
• fragmenting
• breaking up
• unlinking
• cleaving
• tearing
• dissevering
• unyoking
• disintegrating
• segregating
• ripping
• segmenting
• partitioning
• fractionating
• disassembling
• bisecting
• bifurcating
• breaking
• halving
• dichotomizing
• quartering
• fracturing
• breaking down
• insulating
• rupturing
• rending
• unraveling
• fragmentating
• secluding
• sequestering
• fragmentizing
• disentangling
• disengaging
• trisecting
• cutting off
• fractionalizing
• riving
• untying
• rifting
• untieing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• linking
• joining
• mixing
• combining
• uniting
• connecting
• blending
• assembling
• mingling
• associating
• unifying
• coupling
• attaching
• closing
• binding
• sticking
• accumulating
• cementing
• fusing
• welding
• fastening
• knitting
• agglutinating

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• linking
• joining
• mixing
• combining
• uniting
• connecting
• blending
• assembling
• mingling
• associating
• unifying
• coupling
• attaching
• closing
• binding
• sticking
• accumulating
• cementing
• fusing
• welding
• fastening
• knitting
• agglutinating

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2

as in parting

to go or move in different directions from a central point

the searchers separated in order to cover more ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dividing
• parting
• diverging
• retreating
• spreading
• forking
• branching (out)
• scattering
• dispersing
• distributing
• dissipating
• dispelling
• disbanding
• broadcasting
• distancing
• sowing
• receding
• clearing out
• bestrewing
• breaking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joining
• converging
• meeting
• assembling
• gathering

• joining
• converging
• meeting
• assembling
• gathering

3

as in classifying

to arrange or assign according to type

separate the students by reading ability

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classifying
• distinguishing
• relegating
• ranking
• grouping
• distributing
• placing
• sorting
• categorizing
• typing
• grading
• identifying
• organizing
• classing
• recognizing
• filing
• codifying
• compartmentalizing
• ranging
• digesting
• assorting
• listing
• pegging
• referring
• disposing
• ordering
• alphabetizing
• breaking down
• compartmenting
• systematizing
• cataloging
• culling
• marshalling
• cataloguing
• arraying
• indexing
• marshaling
• shelving
• sifting
• sieving
• winnowing
• drawing up
• regrouping
• reclassifying
• clumping
• clustering
• pigeonholing
• screening
• setting
• colligating
• recategorizing
• subcategorizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lumping
• scrambling
• mixing (up)
• confusing
• jumbling
• disarranging
• misclassifying
• mistyping
• missorting
• mis-sorting

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• lumping
• scrambling
• mixing (up)
• confusing
• jumbling
• disarranging
• misclassifying
• mistyping
• missorting
• mis-sorting

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4

as in isolating

to set or keep apart from others

separated the injured calf from the herd

Synonyms & Similar Words

• isolating
• segregating
• removing
• restraining
• insulating
• sequestering
• cutting off
• confining
• secluding
• keeping
• quarantining
• detaching
• restricting
• incarcerating
• holding
• disengaging
• jailing
• abstracting
• locking (up)
• detaining
• interning
• immuring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• integrating
• connecting
• linking
• joining
• uniting
• associating
• assimilating
• reintegrating
• desegregating
• freeing
• releasing
• discharging
• liberating
• loosing

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• integrating
• connecting
• linking
• joining
• uniting
• associating
• assimilating
• reintegrating
• desegregating
• freeing
• releasing
• discharging
• liberating
• loosing

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5

as in differentiating

to understand or point out the difference in

trying to separate science from religion on one specific point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• differentiating
• distinguishing
• discriminating
• discerning
• differencing
• dividing
• secerning
• understanding
• severing
• knowing
• comprehending
• demarcating
• contradistinguishing
• grasping
• marking (off)
• parting
• setting off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mixing (up)
• confusing
• mistaking
• mingling
• confounding
• lumping (together)

• mixing (up)
• confusing
• mistaking
• mingling
• confounding
• lumping (together)