SEPARATING Synonyms: 204 Similar and Opposite Words

separating

verb

present participle of separate

as in dividing

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

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as in parting

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 classifying

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

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as in isolating

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

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as in differentiating

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 separating That means preserving provenance across generations, separating the ability to design a successor from the authority to instantiate it and auditing evaluators as carefully as models. — Regan Peng, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Software will be as important as the aircraft The Air Force is also separating CCA mission-autonomy software from the aircraft themselves. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026 Those three players are separating themselves as pass rushers. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The couple married the following year and welcomed Liza, their only child, in 1946 before separating in 1950. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2026 Musk married Justine in 2000, and the couple had six children together before separating in 2008. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026 Their relationship is tested by family pressure, class differences and the economic and cultural realities separating their lives in France and India. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Would Jesus be throwing people into vans and separating them from their children? — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 Arc’teryx describes separating the nylon from the Gore-Tex membrane but does not disclose what happens to the membrane, zippers and other non-nylon components. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for separating

Verb

With three points, three cuts can be made, thus dividing the surface into four.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
In its place arose far-right movements in Western Europe and North America dedicated to dividing the world into racial and cultural blocs, divisions often defended in the language of the struggle against terrorism and Islam.

— Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

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The material has, in recent years, become a darling of the watch industry exactly for that reason—the exercise of the challenge itself is often a differentiating point in watchmaking.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
But cultivating consumer trust, as opposed to pursuing rapid product expansion and chasing virality, has become a defining — and differentiating — aspect of Westman Atelier’s go-to-market model.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of differentiating

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The poll finds that Bodnar and Bankhead are splitting the Democratic vote, 49% to 43% respectively.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The two women start to hang out again like college pals, gossiping and hip-hip dancing and — always – splitting a bottle of white wine.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of splitting

Verb

Ad spending is diverging across industries Johnston also offered a glimpse into the advertising environment.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
PennDOT will be implementing a diverging diamond interchange near Robinson Town Centre that doesn't use the existing bridge over the Parkway West.

— John Shumway, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of diverging

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This blind taste taste kit will guide them through distinguishing different bodies and flavors in five mystery single-origin roasted coffees.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026
However, recent scholarship posits that the structure was used as ordinary (rather than punitive) housing, and that the vulgar decor was in fact a distinguishing characteristic of the epoch.

— Jim Greer, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2026