SEPARATISM Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

separatism

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Recent Examples of separatism Opinion polls indicate that separatism in Alberta lacks broad appeal, however. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 May 2026 These tactical innovations have been reinforced by deliberate efforts at broadening the support base for Baloch separatism. — Amira Jadoon, The Conversation, 13 May 2026 Lance Taylor was enamored with the separatism of the Black Panthers. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 Amid the Cold War, Indonesian leaders feared that an independent East Timor would fuel separatism and fall under communist influence. — Agathe Demarolle, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for separatism

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Noun

Fame and money were not enough to surmount housing segregation.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
However, our study indicates that school choice can often lead to greater segregation and inequality.

— Beth Lloyd, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of segregation

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Many members of today’s professional class are apostates, and this apostasy is worth taking seriously as a sign of an economic order that cannot seem to justify itself to its own public-relations arm.

— Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
When every disagreement with Israeli government policy became, in your telling, the first step toward apostasy?

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 July 2026

Definition of apostasy

Noun

The book follows this story for the critical eight years between 1527 and 1535, which led to the enduring schism that created the Church of England.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
But schisms and heel digging are probably inevitable in such uncertain fields, Catling says.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of schism

Noun

They were accompanied by the museum’s architect Ma Yansong, who, in his remarks on stage, corrected a popular misconception that the building is made to resemble a spaceship.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
Many, maybe even most, of these negative views of athletics held by my colleague and others are based on misconceptions.

— Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of misconception

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When the nucleus ultimately disintegrates, these pieces move apart rapidly and the neck snaps quickly, a process known as scission.

— Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2021
The structure is easily broken down in a reaction called scission (like scissors), which tears up the polymer chain.

— Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 5 Aug. 2020

Definition of scission

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